Blacks at the net : Black achievement in the history of tennis / Sundiata Djata.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Djata, Sundiata A.

Series:

Sports and entertainment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tennis--History.

Tennis.

History.

African American tennis players--History.

African American tennis players.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2006-

Summary:

Drawing on original and published interviews, writings, and articles, the author offers an in-depth look at black participation in tennis, from the first courts in Tuskegee in 1880 through the achievements of Aletha Gibson, Arthur Ashe, and Venus and Serena Williams.

Contents:

1 Yannick Noah: "Saga Africa" 1

2 Africa above the Kalahari 19

3 South Africa 52

4 Evonne Goolagong: Emerging from Down Under 85

5 The Caribbean and South America 96

6 Ronald Agenor: Making a Career on His Own 110

7 Image and Style: Is Image Everything? 117

8 Advertising and the Black Tennis Professional: Reaching Madison Avenue 135

9 Racial Identity: "Black and What!" 168

10 Obstacles to Blacks in Tennis 179

Conclusion: Visions of Hope 202.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0815608187

0815608985

OCLC:

61704692