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    Serena vs. Venus: How a Photograph Spotlighted the Fight for Equality
    Serena vs. Venus: How a Photograph Spotlighted the Fight for Equality
    Serena vs. Venus: How a Photograph Spotlighted the Fight for Equality
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    Serena vs. Venus: How a Photograph Spotlighted the Fight for Equality

    Written by Danielle Smith-Llera

    Narrated by Various Narrators

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    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Press
    Release dateAug 10, 2017
    ISBN9780756558222
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    Danielle Smith-Llera

    Danielle Smith-Llera grew up in coastal Virginia, hearing unforgettable tales about her Mexican and Irish ancestors. She first moved overseas to teach in international schools in Hungary and Brazil. Life in the U.S. Foreign Service has taken her around the world to live in India, Jamaica, Romania, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Washington, DC. She loves sharing stories—fiction, nonfiction, and a mixture of both—in classrooms, museum exhibits, and, of course, books.

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