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An Odyssey of several African American males, growing up in the segregated South, Jacksonville Florida from 1932 until 2021 who used Basketball, Tennis and the Military to help fashion a Professional life in Medicine, Law, the Ministry and Post office for them.Along the way "Calhoun and Jenkins" talk about their experiences playing Tennis in the American Tennis Association Tennis Circuit, the only vehicle open to Negroes during the early years.Calhoun and Jenkins have personal experiences with Althea Gibson And Arthur Ashe (both deceased), the first African Americans to win National and International Tennis titles.Jenk, who became an Attorney and a Civil Rights Advocate, worked in the Office of Clarence Thomas before he, Attorney Thomas, became a Supreme court Justice.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781665534550
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 184
  • Udgivet:
  • 24. marts 2022
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x13 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 417 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 20. november 2024

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An Odyssey of several African American males, growing up in the segregated South, Jacksonville Florida from 1932 until 2021 who used Basketball, Tennis and the Military to help fashion a Professional life in Medicine, Law, the Ministry and Post office for them.Along the way "Calhoun and Jenkins" talk about their experiences playing Tennis in the American Tennis Association Tennis Circuit, the only vehicle open to Negroes during the early years.Calhoun and Jenkins have personal experiences with Althea Gibson And Arthur Ashe (both deceased), the first African Americans to win National and International Tennis titles.Jenk, who became an Attorney and a Civil Rights Advocate, worked in the Office of Clarence Thomas before he, Attorney Thomas, became a Supreme court Justice.

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