Arthur Ashe | How the Monuments Came Down

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Arthur Ashe | How the Monuments Came Down

Learn about tennis champion Arthur Ashe, whose death spurred residents of his hometown of Richmond, Virginia, to honor him with a statue along a grand boulevard that had previously only featured statues of Confederates. 
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