Blacks at the Net
Title | Blacks at the Net PDF eBook |
Author | Sundiata Djata |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2006-01-30 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780815608189 |
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 book, the first is the first volume dedicated to that subject, Sundiata Djata more than cites facts and figures, he explores obstacles to such performance such as the discrimination that kept blacks out of pro tennis for decades. He examines the role that this white sport traditionally played in the black community. And he provides keen insights into the politics of professional sports and the challenges faced by today's black players. Drawing on original and published interviews, life writings, and newspaper articles, the author offers an in-depth look at black participation in tennis: from the first courts in Tuskegee in 1880, to players Reginald Weir and Gerald Norman, Jr., who challenged racism in the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association in the 1920s; from Harlem teen Bob Ryland's historic match with two white women in 1944 to the achievements of acclaimed later stars like Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Yannick Noah, and Venus and Serena Williams. Thoroughly researched and comprehensive in scope, the work's eventual two volumes will cover identity and black tennis in aboriginal Australia, North and South Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas. it is an ideal read for tennis players, sports historians, readers of black history and/or black sports figures, and all who are interested in the sport.
Blacks at the Net
Title | Blacks at the Net PDF eBook |
Author | Sundiata A. Djata |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | African American tennis players |
ISBN |
Sundiata Djata offers an in-depth look at black participation in tennis in Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Caribbean, drawing on original and published interviews, life writings, and newspaper articles.
Blacks at the Net
Title | Blacks at the Net PDF eBook |
Author | Sundiata Djata |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2008-05-01 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780815608981 |
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 community and provides keen insights into the politics of professional sports and the challenges faced by today's black players. Drawing on original and published interviews, life writings, and newspaper articles, Djata offers an in-depth look at black participation in tennis in Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Caribbean. The author investigates how black African players broke through the color barrier of the South African apartheid, using sport to gain international sympathy in the face of oppressive discrimination. Djata’s wide-ranging history includes Aboriginal Australians and a chronicle of Yannick Noah’s racial identity in the eyes of the French and the world.
Charging the Net
Title | Charging the Net PDF eBook |
Author | Cecil Harris |
Publisher | Ivan R. Dee Publisher |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
The history of African Americans in tennis.
ASP.NET 2.0 Black Book
Title | ASP.NET 2.0 Black Book PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Black Book (Paraglyph Press) |
Pages | 1210 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN |
This comprehensive reference goes far beyond the first wave of tutorial and intermediate level books published on ASP.NET and provides unique programming tips and insight that can't be easily found in other sources.
Visual Studio .NET
Title | Visual Studio .NET PDF eBook |
Author | Julian Templeman |
Publisher | Coriolis Group |
Pages | 783 |
Release | 2002-01 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 9781576109953 |
The Visual Studio .NET Black Book covers the .NET architecture, libraries, and services, and how to use them from the programming languages supported by VS.NET. This unique book explores the .NET architecture in a non-language specific way. It covers the new Web and database access technologies in WebForms, WinForms, ADO.NET, and ASP.NET. It also includes an emphasis on XML, including the SOAP protocol, as it will be used extensively for passing data around components within distributed applications.
Blacks at the Net
Title | Blacks at the Net PDF eBook |
Author | Sundiata A. Djata |
Publisher | |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | African American tennis players |
ISBN |
"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 book, the first is the first volume dedicated to that subject, Sundiata Djata more than cites facts and figures, he explores obstacles to such performance such as the discrimination that kept blacks out of pro tennis for decades. He examines the role that this white sport traditionally played in the black community. And he provides keen insights into the politics of professional sports and the challenges faced by today's black players. Drawing on original and published interviews, life writings, and newspaper articles, the author offers an in-depth look at black participation in tennis: from the first courts in Tuskegee in 1880, to players Reginald Weir and Gerald Norman, Jr., who challenged racism in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association in the 1920s; from Harlem teen Bob Ryland's historic match with two white women in 1944 to the achievements of acclaimed later stars like Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Yannick Noah, and Venus and Serena Williams. Thoroughly researched and comprehensive in scope, the work's eventual two volumes will cover identity and black tennis in aboriginal Australia, North and South Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas. it is an ideal read for tennis players, sports historians, readers of black history and/or black sports figures, and all who are interested in the sport."--Publisher's website.