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WorksheetsBlack Tennis
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
The banning of Williams catsuit was issued by which of the following president?
Althea Gibson
Emmanuel Macron
Bernard Guidicelli
Gertrude Augusta
True or False: The American Tennis Association (ATA) winners of both the men and women's tournaments won trophies, prizes and cash winnings?
True
False
True or false; Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win at wimbledon?
True
False
Which female Tennis player(s) wore catsuits in the past and was not penalized so for it?
Jessica Pegula
Madison Keys
Anne White
Nobody Ever
In the summer of 1916 Black tennis clubs from across the nation discussed and laid the foundation for which of the following organization that was fully permanent?
The American Tennis association (ATA)
The Association Tennis club of Washington (ATCW)
Public Athletic League (PAL)
The U.S Open
In which year did the park board for the Druid Hill park tennis courts officially ban blacks from playing in the existing courts?
1972
1905
1952
1921
True or False: When Miss Lucy Slowe's career progressed as an educator she warned of “modern problems” women face claiming that “women cannot do two things well”?
True
False
In what ways has tennis historically been a sport associated with white elitism?
Exclusive country club memberships
High cost of equipment and training
Both Answers
True or False: The French Tennis Federation president, Bernard Giudicelli, explicitly stated that the catsuit ban was directed at Serena Williams.
True
False
The affluent black community in Baltimore in the early 1900s, created a system of what? For black bodies able to access, due to the lack of services educationally. Creation of what organization?
The colored polytechnic institute
Baltimore’s colored high school
The colored high school of Baltimore
Jack & Jill
True or false: The Serena Williams catsuit had no cultural significance for Black women.
True
False
Which of the following black female tennis players has won the most Grand Slam titles?
Althea Gibson
Anne White
Serena Williams
