Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

59 mins | Jan. 1, 1994

Join tennis greats John McEnroe and Billie Jean King and world leader Nelson Mandela as they pay homage to the life and work of Arthur Ashe, the sports legend who transcended his athletic gifts and grew to become one of the most inspirational celebrities to lend their name in the fight against racism and the race to find a cure for AIDS. Ashe developed the incurable illness after contracting HIV through blood transfusions.

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

59 mins | Jan. 1, 1994

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
Join tennis greats John McEnroe and Billie Jean King and world leader Nelson Mandela as they pay homage to the life and work of Arthur Ashe, the sports legend who transcended his athletic gifts and grew to become one of the most inspirational celebrities to lend their name in the fight against racism and the race to find a cure for AIDS. Ashe developed the incurable illness after contracting HIV through blood transfusions.
Producers
Original title Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
Directors
Writers

Cast

Ossie Davis

as Narrator

Arthur Ashe

as Self (archive footage)