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Arthur Ashe Biography

Born: July 10, 1943
Richmond, Virginia
Died: February 6, 1993
New York, New York

African American tennis player and activist

Arthur Ashe was the first African American player to compete in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game.

After an early retirement from sports due to heart surgery, Ashe used his sportsman profile and legendary poise to promote human rights, education, and public health.

Early years

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr.

was born on July 10, 1943, in Richmond, Virginia.

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  • He spent most of his early years with his mother, Mattie Cordell Cunningham Ashe, who taught him to read at age five. She died the next year of heart disease. Ashe's father, Arthur Ashe Sr., worked as a caretaker for a park named Brook Field in suburban North Richmond.

    Young Arthur lived on the grounds with four tennis courts, a pool, and three baseball diamonds. This was the key to his development as a future star athlete. His e