Different Strokes
Serena, Venus, and the Unfinished Black Tennis Revolution
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2020.
Format: Book
Description: 242 pages ; 24 cm
"Different Strokes closely examines how African Americans collectively are faring in tennis, on the court and off"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction -- Serena -- Venus -- Early Black tennis -- Arthur Ashe -- Althea Gibson -- U.S. Open money -- Black umpires -- Sloane Stephens -- James Blake -- Tournament director -- Coaches -- Contemporary male players -- Contemporary female players -- Serena vs. Naomi Osaka.
Subjects:
African American tennis players -- Biography.
African American women tennis players -- Biography.
Tennis -- Social aspects -- United States.
Tennis -- United States -- History.
African American tennis players -- Biography.
African American women tennis players -- Biography.
Tennis -- Social aspects -- United States.
Tennis -- United States -- History.
ISBN:
149621465X
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SPORTS Har | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-227) and index.