Home
Authors
Raymond Arsenault

Raymond Arsenault

Raymond Arsenault is the John Hope Franklin Professor of Southern History at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg. One of the nation’s leading civil rights historians, he is the author of several acclaimed and prize-winning books, including Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice and The Sound of Freedom: Marian Anderson, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Concert That Awakened America.

Auhtor Category

All Books By Raymond Arsenault

Play Sample

Arthur Ashe

By: Raymond Arsenault
Narrator: Desean Terry
Length: 32 hours 3 minutes
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Publish date: January 01, 2018
Language: English
4.15
(303 ratings)

4.15

(303 ratings)

Listen for $0.00

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A “thoroughly captivating biography” (The San Francisco Chronicle) of American icon Arthur Ashe–the Jackie Robinson of men’s tennis–a pioneering athlete who, after breaking the color

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK

A “thoroughly captivating biography” (The San Francisco Chronicle) of American icon Arthur Ashe–the Jackie Robinson of men’s tennis–a pioneering athlete who, after breaking the color barrier, went on to become an influential civil rights activist and public intellectual.

Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1943, by the age of eleven, Arthur Ashe was one of the state’s most talented black tennis players. He became the first African American to play for the US Davis Cup team in 1963, and two years later he won the NCAA singles championship. In 1968, he rose to a number one national ranking. Turning professional in 1969, he soon became one of the world’s most successful tennis stars, winning the Australian Open in 1970 and Wimbledon in 1975. After retiring in 1980, he served four years as the US Davis Cup captain and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985.

In this “deep, detailed, thoughtful chronicle” (The New York Times Book Review), Raymond Arsenault chronicles Ashe’s rise to stardom on the court. But much of the book explores his off-court career as a human rights activist, philanthropist, broadcaster, writer, businessman, and celebrity. In the 1970s and 1980s, Ashe gained renown as an advocate for sportsmanship, education, racial equality, and the elimination of apartheid in South Africa. But from 1979 on, he was forced to deal with a serious heart condition that led to multiple surgeries and blood transfusions, one of which left him HIV-positive. After devoting the last ten months of his life to AIDS activism, Ashe died in February 1993 at the age of forty-nine, leaving an inspiring legacy of dignity, integrity, and active citizenship.

Based on prodigious research, including more than one hundred interviews, Arthur Ashe puts Ashe in the context of both his time and the long struggle of African-American athletes seeking equal opportunity and respect, and “will serve as the standard work on Ashe for some time” (Library Journal, starred review).

Other Authors You Might Like

Tamara Colchester

Lan LLP

John D. Kelleher

Tim Spofford

Stephanie Hansen

Andreas von Westphalen

Jacob Soboroff

Garrett Sutton

Ruth K. Westheimer

Justin Richardson

LaTanya McQueen

Stephanie Rosenfeld

More free audiobooks

The Wedding Vow Cara Connelly’s second Save the Date novel proves that opposites do attract . . . The playboySexy billionaire Adam LeCroix has a mission: hunt down the sultry spitfire he blames for his troubles, demand her help, and exact revenge while he’s at it. Maddie St. Clair will help him . . . or else. The prosecutorFormer prosecutor Maddie damn near nailed Adam for stealing, but the lucky bastard ... Read Book

Murder Unprompted “I want you all out—gone—dead—exterminated!” Alex Household had cried when, after a lifetime of struggle, he lost the starring role in a new play to an actor who couldn’t remember his lines. But did that mean that it was Alex who had shot the leading man dead during his climactic speech? Charles Paris, for one, could see many logical suspects, from the devious producer, to the ... Read Book

Under a Painted Sky Missouri, 1849: Samantha dreams of moving back to New York to be a professional musician-not an easy thing if you’re a girl, and harder still if you’re Chinese. But a tragic accident dashes any hopes of fulfilling her dream, and instead, leaves her fearing for her life.With the help of a runaway slave named Annamae, Samantha flees town for the unknown frontier. But life on the Oregon Trail is ... Read Book

The Lifegiving Home Does your home sometimes feel like just a place to eat, sleep, and change clothes on the way to the next activity? Do you long for “home” to mean more than a place where you stash your stuff? Wouldn’t you love it to become a haven of warmth, rest, and joy . . . the one place where you and your family can’t wait to be?There is good news waiting for you in The Lifegiving Home. Every day of ... Read Book

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele An extraordinary novel about one of history’s most reviled figures, written as an action-packed historical biographyFor three decades, until the day he collapsed in the Brazilian surf in 1979, Josef Mengele, the Angel of Death who performed horrific experiments on the prisoners of Auschwitz, floated through South America in linen suits, keeping two steps ahead of Mossad agents, international ... Read Book

The Battle is On! Narrated by Jessie Peck of the R&B group the Spinners. The Battle is On will not only prepare you for spiritual battle but will provide you with knowledge and practical techniques that will ensure your victory. The Battle is On explains the seriousness of battles and attacks that take place in the spiritual domain and the devastating effects that they can have on your life. It also will prepare ... Read Book

Hound My first job with the Cerberus MC was to grab a girl from a seedy bar. Easy money, right?The moment I realized the blonde I was hunting wasn’t around, I ended up captivated by a redhead dancing on the stage. With her striking features and sinful body, I knew she was trouble, but that didn’t stop me from making her mine that night.When I learned that she was the job, everything became ... Read Book

Queen Victoria’s Children Queen Victoria and Albert, the Prince Consort, had nine children who, despite their very different characters remained a close-knit family. Inevitably, as they married into European royal families their loyalties were divided and their lives dominated by political controversy. This is not only the story of their lives in terms of world impact, but also of personal achievements in their own right, ... Read Book

A Small Book about a Big Problem A Small Book about a Big Problem by biblical counselor and psychologist Edward T. Welch guides readers to look carefully at how their anger affects them and others through short, daily meditations.In a fifty-day reading plan journey, Welch unpacks anger while encouraging and teaching readers to respond with patience to life’s difficulties.This biblically wise resource is a useful tool for ... Read Book

Riddle Me This Detective Kate Rosetti is not a big fan of February 14th. Even worse than gigantic bouquets of roses and buckets of chocolate, however, are the love notes she’s been receiving from infamous serial killer Ramone Wilkes, the man who very nearly stole her life. When she finds out that he’s escaped from prison, she knows the chances are good that he’s making his way north to the streets of St. ... Read Book

Raymond Arsenault

Auhtor Category

All Books By Raymond Arsenault

Arthur Ashe

Other Authors You Might Like

Most Popular Audiobooks

Tranquility Falls

Giftedness: The Perfectionist and Motivated Mindset of Gifted Children (2 in 1 Combo)

Maestría en SEO: Aprenda los Secretos de Marketing de la Optimización de Motores de Búsqueda Avanzada, ¡Para un Crecimiento Óptimo! ¡La Mejor Guía Para Principiantes Sobre SEO Para Mantener su Negocio a la Cabeza en la era Moderna!

By Kids For Kids Story Time: Volume 05

The Holy War

Murder at Mabel’s Motel

Learning from the Heart

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Spiritual Warfare Battle Plan

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

Inspired By … The Bible Experience Audio Bible – Today’s New International Version, TNIV: (09) 2 Samuel

Dark Matter

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Grown Ups

The Witch’s Broom

The Girl in the Green Sweater

Never Swim in Applesauce

Illegal

Thug-A-Licious

Doom and Broom

A Woman’s Worth

The Healthy Makeover

Tending Roses

Like Water for Chocolate

White Queen

Overlord, Vol. 7 (light novel)

Cult Classic

Grant’s Victory

We the Fallen People

Bodywork

People of the River (2 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]

Sabina

Filthy Animals

The Power of Crisis

Kleptopia

The 1997 Masters

The League of Unexceptional Children

Inspired By … The Bible Experience Audio Bible – Today’s New International Version, TNIV: (17) Job

The Wider Place

Rogue of the Highlands

Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Blockchain Technology

Strike Vector

The Double Bind

Our Miss Brooks: Taxidermy

The Gift of Rain

The Alehouse at the End of the World

Afternoons in Paris

Slaughter Trail [Dramatized Adaptation]

Bad Dyke

Ralph Compton Dead Man’s Ranch

More free audiobooks