It was arguably the most meaningful trip of Arthur Ashe’s life ... the lines of a tennis court. For years, Ashe had wanted to visit South Africa. He was eager to witness apartheid first-hand.

In November 1973, Arthur Ashe fulfilled a long-held dream by traveling to South Africa to become the first black man to play in that country’s national tennis tournament. Why would an African ...

and Johnnie Ashe, his brother. "What one learns from this film is the activist that Arthur was off the tennis court and how dedicated he was to fighting injustice, particularly in South Africa ...

Liberian-born UNICEF Ambassador George Weah ... former South African president Nelson Mandela, who called Weah the 'African Pride'. "I'm honored to receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, one ...