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2005., Greenwood Press Call No: 921 ASHE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Greenwood biographiesSummary Note: Presents a brief biography of tennis player, Arthur Ashe, and includes information on his childhood in the segregated South, chronicling his rise to the top of the tennis world.
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2005, Greenwood Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Greenwood biographiesSummary Note: Presents a brief biography of tennis player, Arthur Ashe, and includes information on his childhood in the segregated South, chronicling his rise to the top of the tennis world.
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c2005., Pre-adolescent, Child's World Call No: B CUNNINGHAM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of tennis player and activist Arthur Ashe. Ashe became the first African-American to become a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team and to win Wimbledon, the world's most prestigious tennis tournament. As an activist Ashe demonstrated against apartheid and the government's treatment of Haitian refugees. An AIDS victim, he addressed the United Nations to argue for more money for AIDS research and treatment. After his death from AIDS, he was honored in 1997 when the main U.S. Open stadium was named after him.
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-- Of tennis & the human spiritc1999, Franklin Watts Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Impact biographySummary Note: Discusses the personal life and sports career of the African-American tennis champion, Arthur Ashe, as well as his struggles with racism and AIDS.
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1994., Grolier Educational Corporation Call No: Ref 973.092 GRO Edition: 1st.edition. Availability:10 of 10 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collection of biographies of notable North Americans.
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c1997., Juvenile, Harcourt Brace Call No: 920 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents biographical sketches of twenty famous athletes, emphasizing their unique personalities and the impressions they made on the people who knew them. Jim Thorpe, Duke Kahanamoku, Babe Ruth, Red Grange, Johnny Weissmuller, Sonja Henie, Sir Edmund Hillary, Maurice Richard, Maureen Connolly, Roberto Clemente, Pete Maravich, Bruce Lee, Pele, Flo Hyman.