Arthur Ashe: A Famous African-American Man

Who is Arthur Ashe? Arthur is a very famous African american man who played tennis. Arthur was the first African American to be number one in the United States. He also tried to inform people about the dangers of AIDS and the fact that it’s a bad disease. Arthur Ashe is very important to the past of African Americans. Arthur was born on July, 10, 1943 in Richmond Virginia. When he was 7 his mother died and that is when he started to pick up tennis. One day when Arthur was about 12 he was in a competition and man who was from Lynchburg Virginia saw him play. That man was a man who would help Arthur reach his full potential in tennis. But the biggest problem Arthur would have to overcome was the fact that he was colored. If he had been white, then he wouldn’t have to deal with discrimination, but then again if he was white, then he wouldn’t have become as famous as he is now. Tennis is Arthur’s main source of fame, but he is also famous for getting AIDS from a blood transfusion. The better known part of Arthur’s life was his ability to play tennis so well. He was and still is the number one black person in the world to reach and win the Wimbeldon. In fact Ashe was so good that even his first time playing he made it to Junior Championships. Ashe is a great way to …show more content…
Even today people are still being discriminated against; but it isn’t nearly as bad as it was during the time of desegregation. What surprised me the most was all the obstacles Arthur faced after his tennis career ended. Being black, colored, African American any form of color is probably hard and it’s unrealistic to try to understand how they feel if you aren't one of that race, but all we can do is fix what we did in the past to try to improve how the future is held. This man will forever go down in history as a true leader for all to follow in his