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Flashback To 1975 – Arthur Ashe’s David vs Goliath Moment (Records)

By Tambay, on July 5th, 2010

Today, in history (June 5th, 1975), Arthur Ashe beat tremendous odds by defeating Jimmy Connors to become the first (and only) black man to win a singles title at Wimbledon. It’s never been done again since then. Watch the short documentary on Ashe’s life below:

via shadowandact.com

 

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New Orleans writer, filmmaker and educator, Kalamu ya Salaam is the moderator of neo•griot, an information blog for black writers and supporters of our literature worldwide
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