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Follows the tennis careers and friendship of African-American Althea Gibson and Jewish-European Angela Buxton, discussing how both women triumphed over tennis-circuit prejudice and became successful Wimbledon partners. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
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When Althea Gibson first met Angela Buxton, she had no idea the journey on which she was embarking. Gibson was born in the American South, and raised in the heart of a vibrant Harlem. Amazingly, with the help of friends who recognized her extraordinary talent, Gibson rose from a childhood playing stickball on Harlem streets to claim victory at Wimbledon. Her sacrifices and the humiliations she suffered paving the way for the success of Venus and Serena Williams. But Althea's was a victory hard fought and hard won. Despite her athletic prowess, she was even shunned by the other female players at the Wimbledon game of 1956. Her falling being her skin colour. Angela Buxton, the granddaughter of Russian Jews was also shunned. Her failing was her religion. Finding themselves without doubles partners, the pair decided to join forces and together they triumphed. The two would become lifelong friends, and Buxton would prove to be Althea Gibson's greatest support during her darkest times. Althea Gibson died in 2003, but her life, and contributions to tennis and race relations in the United States is well preserved in this valuable book.Bruce Schoefeld delivers not only the true history of Gibson's life, but also an inspiring story of the underdog who refused to let bigotry win out-both on and off the court.
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- PublisherAmistad
- Publication date2021
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- ISBN 13 9780060526535
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The incredible story of what happened when two outsidersone an emerging champion who happens to be Jewish, the other, the first black player to win Wimbledonpair up not only to form a winning team, but also an enduring friendship. Althea Gibson first met Angela Buxton at an exhibition match in India. On the surface, the two women couldnt be more different. The daughter of sharecroppers and fiercely competitive, Althea Gibson was born in the American South and turned to athletics in an effort to belong to a community that would welcome her. Angela Buxton, the granddaughter of Russian Jews, grew up in Liverpool. England, where her father ran a successful business. But they both faced their share of prejudice, particularly on the tennis circuit, where they were excluded from tournaments and clubs because of race and religion. At the 1956 Wimbledon, despite their athletic prowess, both were shunned by the other female players and found themselves without doubles partners. Undaunted, they decided to play together. And though they had never so much as practiced togetherthey triumphed. In Nobodys Darlings, Bruce Schoenfeld delivers an unexpected story of two underdogs who refused to let bigotry stop them both on the court and off. Here too is the story of a remarkable friendship. The incredible story of what happened when two outsidersone an emerging champion who happens to be Jewish, the other, the first black player to win Wimbledonpair up not only to form a winning team, but also an enduring friendship. Althea Gibson first met Angela Buxton at an exhibition match in India. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780060526535
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