On January 29, 1970, tennis champion Arthur Ashe was denied a visa to compete on the U.S. team at the South African Open due to his outspoken criticism of South Africa’s apartheid policies. Ashe, the first Black man to win Wimbledon, had long advocated for racial justice and would later become a prominent voice against apartheid and for human rights worldwide.
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