Storyville

The story of sports legend Arthur Ashe off the tennis court. Known to most on account of his stellar sports career, he became the first black man to win Wimbledon in 1975, the film uncovers Ashe's work as a social activist, a role that embraced not only the civil rights movement in the US and African Americans but all oppressed peoples throughout the world.

Category

Documentary / Anthology

Original air date

2022-06-28