Tennis and the Black Middle Class

[Steeltrap]

I have a feeling that tennis has always been a tradition among some of us in the black middle class. Remember, Ivy Beyond the Wall Althea Gibson came on the scene in the late 1950s.

I'd like to learn to play. I attempted to play when I was in high school, but I was sort of scared of being hit by a ball. Maybe it would help me get into better shape.