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

by Sundiata Djata

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 final volume of his ambitious and thorough examination of black achievement in international tennis, Djata comprehensively fills that gap. Exploring the discrimination that kept blacks out of pro tennis for decades, he examines the role that this traditionally white sport played in the black...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815608985
• ISBN13: 9780815608981
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"