- Topic:
- African American HistorySports
- Length:
- 4 hrs
- Language:
- English
- Audio:
- Series Statement:
- Purpose Served: An Oral History of the Exemplary Life of Arthur Ashe, 1943-1993 is an initiative of the Arthur Ashe Legacy Fund (AALF) at UCLA and is funded by AALF and by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. By launching an oral history project to document and capture the firsthand recollections of ...
- Biographical Note:
- Renee Blount was interviewed about her connection to tennis player Arthur Ashe. Blount grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and was coached by Richard Hudlin and [Earl Henry] "Butch" Buchholz Sr., who both coached Arthur Ashe when he lived in St. Louis from 1961 to 1962. As a junior, Blount received fe...
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