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01969aam a2200409 a 4500 001 133837A8525D11E7BE487588DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170810011122 008 160301t20162016nyua d 1 0ceng d 010 $a 2015027433 020 $a 150261037X 020 $a 9781502610379 040 $a WiMaMI $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 044 $a nyu 050 00 $a GV 994 G53 $b S68 2016 082 00 $a [B] $a [B] $2 23 100 1 $a Stanmyer, Jackie F, $e author. $4 aut 245 10 $a Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe : $b breaking down tennis's color barrier / $c Jackie F. Stanmyer. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York, NY : $b Cavendish Square, $c c2016. 300 $a 112 pages : $b b&w illustrations, color illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Game-changing athletes 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Courting success -- Passing a test -- Opening doors -- New causes to champion -- Following leaders. 520 $a Barriers have existed to deny people the chance to compete athletically based on their race, ethnic background, or sex. Some athletes, through their courage and class, have broken down the barriers that have afflicted our society, and sometimes affected greater social change. Althea Gibson integrated tennis competition at its highest levels, and Arthur Ashe used his success to challenge racism and apartheid, and later to raise AIDS awareness. 521 0 $a 9 $b Cavendish Square. 521 2 $a 9-12 $b Cavendish Square. 600 17 $a Gibson, Althea, $d 1927-2003. $2 sears 600 17 $a Ashe, Arthur. $2 sears 650 7 $a African American women tennis players $v Biography. $2 sears 650 7 $a African American tennis players $v Biography. $2 sears 650 7 $a Tennis players $z United States $v Biography. $2 sears 830 0 $a Game-changing athletes. 941 $a 1 952 $l P1AX906 $d 20230112010352.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=133837A8525D11E7BE487588DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search