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Arthur Ashe: A Life, by Raymond Arsenault

Arthur Ashe was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1943 and grew up to become the Jackie Robinson of men’s tennis. At age 49, he died from complications related to AIDS (he contracted HIV from a blood transfusion after heart surgery). This giant, deeply reported tome—by a professor of Southern History at the University of South Florida—is the first comprehensive biography of the athlete and influential civil rights activist.

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