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Serena vs. Venus
How a Photograph Spotlighted the Fight for Equality
Author: Danielle Smith-Llera
Series: Captured History Sports
Narrator: Various Narrators
Unabridged: 1 hr 10 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Capstone Press
Published: 08/10/2017
Synopsis
The final match of the 2001 U.S. Open featuring tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams was groundbreaking. It was first time siblings had squared off in the final match for more than 100 years. And it was the first time both players were black. The photo of the smiling Williams sisters holding their trophies after the tennis match appeared in newspapers around the globe. It captured two athletes who fought, and would continue to fight, for a place for women and African-Americans in tennis and the world beyond.