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How Arthur Ashe Changed Activism
This is the story of how activism changed Arthur Ashe – and how he changed activism. Arthur Ashe was an electrifying talent, famed for winning the US Open, the Australian Open and Wimbledon – the first, and to date only black man to lift those trophies. But Arthur Ashe's influence spreads far beyond the tennis court.
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Sources:
[1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election
[2] history.com/news/arthur-ashe-black-tennis-champion-us-open-activism-courage
[3] tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/dr-robert-johnson
[4] politico.com/magazine/story/2018/08/29/the-careful-complicated-activism-of-arthur-ashe-219610
[5] youtu.be/GYxrXHRVnKQ?t=150
[6] nytimes.com/2014/07/05/upshot/arthur-ashe-pathbreaker-from-richmond-to-wimbledon-and-back.html
[7] ew.com/article/1993/06/18/days-grace
[8] https://arthurashe.ucla.edu/life-story/
[9] nytimes.com/2018/08/24/sports/tennis/arthur-ashe-us-open.html
[10] nytimes.com/1985/10/23/sports/ashe-resigns-as-captain.html
[11] tennis-prose.com/bios/arthur-ashe-challenged-billie-jean-kings-equal-prize-money-crusade
Footage:
[1] Tennis Passie: Best of Five Arthur Ashe vs Tom Okker 1968 US Open: youtube.com/watch?v=GYxrXHRVnKQ&t=157s
[2] BBC News: Apartheid 46 Years In 90 Seconds - BBC NEWS: youtube.com/watch?v=2f2k6iDFCL4
[3] VOA News: Alabama City Remembered as Climactic Battle of Civil Rights Movement: youtube.com/watch?v=ggUt0gJh9U8
Music:
Slow Food by Yellowbase
From Epidemic Sound
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How Arthur Ashe Changed Activism
This is the story of how activism changed Arthur Ashe – and how he changed activism. Arthur Ashe was an electrifying talent, famed for winning the US Open, the Australian Open and Wimbledon – the first, and to date only black man to lift those trophies. But Arthur Ashe's influence spreads far beyond the tennis court.
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Sources:
[1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election
[2] history.com/news/arthur-ashe-black-tennis-champion-us-open-activism-courage
[3] tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/dr-robert-johnson
[4] politico.com/magazine/story/2018/08/29/the-careful-complicated-activism-of-arthur-ashe-219610
[5] youtu.be/GYxrXHRVnKQ?t=150
[6] nytimes.com/2014/07/05/upshot/arthur-ashe-pathbreaker-from-richmond-to-wimbledon-and-back.html
[7] ew.com/article/1993/06/18/days-grace
[8] https://arthurashe.ucla.edu/life-story/
[9] nytimes.com/2018/08/24/sports/tennis/arthur-ashe-us-open.html
[10] nytimes.com/1985/10/23/sports/ashe-resigns-as-captain.html
[11] tennis-prose.com/bios/arthur-ashe-challenged-billie-jean-kings-equal-prize-money-crusade
Footage:
[1] Tennis Passie: Best of Five Arthur Ashe vs Tom Okker 1968 US Open: youtube.com/watch?v=GYxrXHRVnKQ&t=157s
[2] BBC News: Apartheid 46 Years In 90 Seconds - BBC NEWS: youtube.com/watch?v=2f2k6iDFCL4
[3] VOA News: Alabama City Remembered as Climactic Battle of Civil Rights Movement: youtube.com/watch?v=ggUt0gJh9U8
Music:
Slow Food by Yellowbase
From Epidemic Sound
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google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzUwMzg1MzUucnNz
Audioboom:
audioboom.com/channels/5038535
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/5gfImDKXgsg2L2HQKgx0WW
Stitcher:
stitcher.com/podcast/baseline-exchanges
Deezer:
deezer.com/show/2102652
Listen Notes:
listennotes.com/c/74b12d10838445569d3e2286593fb8f2
Podcast Addict:
podcastaddict.com/podcast/3191695
Podchaser:
podchaser.com/podcasts/baseline-exchanges-1572182
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About Baseline Tennis:
Baseline Tennis adds colour and context to the stories behind the game – both familiar and lesser-known.
Standing apart from the maelstrom of the 24/7 news cycle, Baseline Tennis provides informative, engaging and intelligent content on the past, present and future of the game, focusing on the stories that matter.
Our videos combine 3D imagery, motion graphics, archive footage, graphical illustrations and sound, to create rich and vivid storytelling, bringing the viewer immersive profiles of players, tournaments, key moments from history, the skills of the game and major discussion points.
It's tennis. But viewed differently.
#arthurashe #sportsactivism #usopen
