Off the Court, Authur Ashe Biography

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Off the Court, Authur Ashe Biography

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.3399

Description

Off the Court is about tennis star Arthur Ashe growing up in the segregated South of the 50's to trying to steer a straight course through the ferment of the 60's and 70's throughout the globe, He takes us from the campus of UCLA to the Davis Cup Team to the green grass of Wimbledon, from playing tennis on northern ghetto streets to confrontation with apartheid in South Africa. He tells of his father and the demands of athletic excellence and necessity of becoming a role model for his race and family. 230/Hardbound/Photographs/Tables

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Civil rights, Discrimination, Segregation, Sports, Tennis

Search Terms

Tennis players, Biography, Wimbledon, Davis Cup Team, Ghetto, Davis Cup, US Open, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, Autobiography

Book Details

Author

Ashe, Arthur and Neil Armdur

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1981

Call No.

BlackHist AS

ISBN

0-453-00400-8

LCCN

81-11027

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Arthur Ashe