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Today we observe the Arthur Ashe statue
Posted on 2/5/17 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 2/5/17 at 2:53 pm
Where he is swatting away children who are trying to steal his books:
This post was edited on 2/5/17 at 2:54 pm
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Posted on 2/5/17 at 2:54 pm to weagle99
Posted on 2/5/17 at 2:54 pm to weagle99
Damn they've been scalping for awhile
Posted on 2/5/17 at 3:00 pm to weagle99
I always liked Arthur Ashe, but that is the most misplaced statue on Monument Avenue.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 3:32 pm to IonaTiger
Thats a horrible statue, the OP's description is spot on.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 4:47 pm to IonaTiger
My sister in law and her husband live there so I really enjoy it
This post was edited on 2/5/17 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 2/5/17 at 6:44 pm to weagle99
Grew up just a few minutes from this thing...the guy who created it is a super nice guy, would never be able to tell him what it looks like even though I'm sure he's heard it from many others.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 6:48 pm to weagle99
What the hell did Arthur Ashe do other than be black and get AIDS?
Posted on 2/5/17 at 6:50 pm to weagle99
Thought statues were racist and illegal now.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 6:52 pm to ClientNumber9
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What the hell did Arthur Ashe do other than be black and get AIDS?
I'm sorry, did you win Wimbledon, the US Open, AND the Australian Open?
Posted on 2/5/17 at 6:53 pm to weagle99
Was Steve Urkel the model?
This post was edited on 2/5/17 at 6:53 pm
Posted on 2/5/17 at 6:53 pm to McVick
So he was a black athlete with AIDS. What else you got?
Posted on 2/5/17 at 6:55 pm to weagle99
"Y'all kids go get your own damned books! These are mine."
Posted on 2/5/17 at 6:58 pm to TidenUP
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So he was a black athlete with AIDS.
The way he allegedly got Aids wasn't his fault and he used the time he had left to start the Arther Ash foundation and spread education about the disease. Pretty courageous if you ask me.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 6:58 pm to ClientNumber9
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What the hell did Arthur Ashe do other than be black and get AIDS?
You kidding? A great American athlete and world champion tennis player.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 6:59 pm to stout
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allegedly
Posted on 2/5/17 at 6:59 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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I really enjoy it
It's fine that you enjoy it. As I said, I always liked Arthur Ashe. I just think that his statute is out of place on Monument Avenue which has statues honoring RE Lee, JEB Stuart; Jefferson Davis; Matthew Murray; and Stonewall Jackson. It's like playing "which of these is not the same?" I'm not saying take any of them down, I just think it could have been better placed.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 7:02 pm to weagle99
Looks like he's going to hit the kids with the racket. What are the books supposed to represent?
Posted on 2/5/17 at 8:00 pm to kywildcatfanone
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Looks like he's going to hit the kids with the racket. What are the books supposed to represent?
He was active in teaching programs in Tennis for inner city kids ,but stressed the importance of education over sports .
Author of history books( perhaps the definitive ones) chronicling Black athletes in America: "Hard Road to Glory".
I specifically remember his stories about African American Jockeys who once dominated Horse Racing . ( Most all of the mounts in the 1st race & winners of like 14 or 15 of the first 20 installmehtsnwere Black ,but they were pushed out of the game by Segregation/ envy due to huge purses)
Raised millions for the United Negro College Fund,etc......
This is off the top of my head so someone else may be able to better articulate his iconic status than me.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 8:11 pm to sugar71
Thanks, but holding the books and rack differently would probably have looked better.
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