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Blacks at the Net: Black Achievement in the History of Tennis, Volume One

Name: Blacks at the Net: Black Achievement in the History of Tennis, Volume One
Brand: Syracuse University Press
SKU: 9780815608189
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Contributors:

Sundiata Djata

Publisher:

Syracuse University Press

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Sports & Recreation, Social Science

Book Subcategory:

Racket Sports, Ethnic Studies, History

Book Topic:

Tennis, American

Series:

Blacks at the Net: Black Achievement in the History of Tennis

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Release Date:

2006-02-01

ISBN 13:

9780815608189

Weight:

1.25 lbs

Size:

9.24 x 6.40 x 1.01 inches

Pages:

312

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While much has been written about black triumphs in boxing, baseball, and other sports, little has been said of similar accomplishments in tennis. In this book, the first is the first volume dedicated to that subject, Sundiata Djata more than cites facts and figures, he explores obstacles to such performance such as the discrimination that kept blacks out of pro tennis for decades. He examines the role that this white sport traditionally played in the black community. And he provides keen insights into the politics of professional sports and the challenges faced by today's black players.

Drawing on original and published interviews, life writings, and newspaper articles, the author offers an in-depth look at black participation in tennis: from the first courts in Tuskegee in 1880, to players Reginald Weir and Gerald Norman, Jr., who challenged racism in the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association in the 1920s; from Harlem teen Bob Ryland's historic match with two white women in 1944 to the achievements of acclaimed later stars like Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Yannick Noah, and Venus and Serena Williams.

Thoroughly researched and comprehensive in scope, the work's eventual two volumes will cover identity and black tennis in aboriginal Australia, North and South Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas. it is an ideal read for tennis players, sports historians, readers of black history and/or black sports figures, and all who are interested in the sport.

About the Author
Sundiata Djata studies and teaches African history, African American history, Caribbean history, Latin American history, and U.S. sport history and has received degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana- Campaign; Oklahoma City University; Morgan State University; and the University of Massachusetts. Djata is the author of The Bamana by the Niger: Kingdom, Jihad, and Colonization, 1712-1920 and has written articles on black music history, the Brazilian Naval Revolt of 1910, blacks and advertising, and the construction of black sexuality.

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