We remember Ashe for his electrifying talent. But he had a social conscience that was way ahead of its time Fifty years ago this week, Arthur Ashe shocked the tennis world by winning the men's singles at the first US Open. Related: After an oppressive two weeks, the US Open looks toward a hotter future From what we get, we can make a living. What we give, however, makes a life Raymond Arsenault, the John Hope Franklin Pprofessor of southern history at the University of South Florida, St Petersbu...
We remember Ashe for his electrifying talent. But he had a social conscience that was way ahead of its time Fifty years ago this week, Arthur Ashe shocked the tennis world by winning the men's singles at the first US Open. Related: After an oppressive two weeks, the US Open looks toward a hotter future From what we get, we can make a living. What we give, however, makes a life Raymond Arsenault, the John Hope Franklin Pprofessor of southern history at the University of South Florida, St Petersbu...
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