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African-American tennis player, Arthur Ashe. is denied a visa by the South African Government

African-American tennis player, Arthur Ashe. is denied a visa by the South African Government

Date
25 Feb 1971
Updated
30 Sep 2019
African-American tennis player, Arthur Ashe. is denied a visa by the South African Government

The South African government refuses a visa application from the African-American tennis player, Arthur Ashe, to visit South Africa to take part in the national championships to be held at Ellis Park in April. Arthur Ashe campaigned against apartheid in South Africa and called for South Africa to be expelled from the International Lawns Federation. Ashe was the first black man to win the US championship in 1968. He died on the 6th of February 1993 from an AIDS- related illness.

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  1. 01myBlackHistory, African American Athlete Athur Ash, from Black History in America, [online], Available at www.myblackhistory.net [Accessed 22 January 2014]
  2. 02Arthur Ash Official Website, Biography - Authur Ash, from Arthur Ash Official Website, [online], Available at www.cmgww.com/sports/ashe/index.php [Accessed: 22 January 2014]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). African-American tennis player, Arthur Ashe. is denied a visa by the South African Government. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012155

South African History Online (2011) 'African-American tennis player, Arthur Ashe. is denied a visa by the South African Government', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012155 (Accessed: 10 September 2026).

South African History Online, African-American tennis player, Arthur Ashe. is denied a visa by the South African Government [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012155, (accessed 10 September 2026).

"African-American tennis player, Arthur Ashe. is denied a visa by the South African Government." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012155. Accessed 10 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "African-American tennis player, Arthur Ashe. is denied a visa by the South African Government." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012155.

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