Black Tennis: An Archival Collection 1890-1962 is a story he unearthed from century-old newspapers that served Black communities, and one that had largely been left out of tennis’ history books.
Other Portland tennis clubs had turned Blackburn away because he was Black, so he built his own. Life-long friend and tennis pro Jack Neer remembers how Blackburn sacrificed to build the club.
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