Tennis legend Arthur Ashe did not have the gusto of Cassius Clay or Jim Brown, and yet when it came to his work as an activist fighting against apartheid or raising HIV awareness, Ashe quietly made noise and an impact in his own way.“Citizen Ashe,” a new documentary that explores the career of Ashe and grapples specifically with how he was viewed as an African American public figure, puts him in the context of other Black athletes who stood out for their efforts to bring change.
But in speaking with TheWrap’s Steve Pond as part of the Awards Screening Series, directors Sam Pollard and Rex Miller argued that Ashe’s work as an activist was under-appreciated and that his views may have been even more progressive and influential than anyone.
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