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Black History Month – Busting Jim Crow Tennis

by SN JacksonPersonal EssayPosted on February 8, 2012April 13, 2020Comments are Disabled

My great uncle is famous for losing.   It was a big loss and a historical win at the same time.  He lost to this man – Don Budge grand slam champ in 1940.  Uncle Jimmy was the ATA tennis champ at the time.  I wonder what it is like to be a famous loser/winner? …

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