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The man who changed tennis. A biography by Ellie Benson

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The man who changed tennis.

A biography by Ellie Benson

∆ Arthur Ashe was the first African American person to win the U.S open and Wimbledon

∆ Ashe was a strong advocate for African American rights, fighting against Apartheid.

∆ Ashe died from AIDS in 1993 at age 50. He contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion when he got heart surgery in 1983.