A Hard Road To Glory: A History Of The African American Athlete
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (970 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1567430392 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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He was a member of the U.S. In his twenty-year tennis career Ashe won some of the most coveted singles championship games; Wimbledon, the U.S. World Cup Team from 1970 to 1976, and in 1979.On April 16, 1980, after quadruple bypass surgury, Arthur Ashe retired from professional tennis. They lived in New York City with their daughter, Camera.. Upon discovering this, Ashe exhibited his perennial quality of action without acrimony and founded the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS, He succumbed to the disease in February 1993.Ashe was mar
The text and reference materials for this book were taken from the three-volume set, A Hard Road to Glory,and combined into this single volume.. African-American athletes have been excelling in track and field since the first modern Olympics. While this volume tells the story of such internationally known athletes as Carl Lewis, Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph, among others; it also introduces or reminds us of such steller performers as John Woodruff, Wyomia Tyus and Nell Jackson. This volume is devoted completely to the African-American's participation in track & field. It reveals the legends and records of club and college participants, as well as coaches -- including the achievements of athletes in the traditional black colleges
"Five Stars" according to Claire Crawford. Great book - fast delivery!. "You Good" according to dan. Books like this in good condition are hard to find. Plus when your looking for the updated or revised version, you have to ask every seller if they have that version of the book. I really enjoyed learning about African-American athletes back in 19You Good dan Books like this in good condition are hard to find. Plus when your looking for the updated or revised version, you have to ask every seller if they have that version of the book. I really enjoyed learning about African-American athletes back in 1946 and how they had to prove themselves in order to succeed. Great book for anyone who loves African-American history.. 6 and how they had to prove themselves in order to succeed. Great book for anyone who loves African-American history.. sadly, a shoddy work Arthur Ashe made many fine contributions to America, but this isn't one of them. Not up to the standard set by the other books in the series.
Open, and the World Cup Team Finals. He became National Campaign Chairman for the American Heart Association and the only nonmedical member of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Advisory Council.He contracted the HIV virus from a blood transfusion after a second bypass operation in 1983. He was a member of the U.S. In his twenty-year tennis career Ashe won some of the most coveted singles championship games; Wimbledon, the U.S. Upon discovering this, Ashe ex