In November 1973, Arthur Ashe fulfilled a long-held dream by traveling to South Africa to become the first black man to play in that country’s national tennis tournament. Why would an African ...

There Arthur goes, swinging freely ... Five months later came Ashe’s breakthrough trip to South Africa, as both competitor and social activist. “The nonwhites have been cheering brazenly ...

While that was the situation when the sport began, there has been immense change over time, mainly because of Arthur Ashe ... 1977 Australian Open. Ashe became the last African-American athlete ...

including former South African president Nelson Mandela, who called Weah the 'African Pride'. "I'm honored to receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, one of the great awards given for humanitarian ...