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In 1971, the non-racial Southern African Lawn Tennis Union sent six promising young players on a historic tour to play tournaments in Europe. The team was known as the 'Dhiraj' squad, after national champion Jasmat Dhiraj. Apartheid South Africa in the 1970s was a racist and repressive society, based on white supremacy and privilege and black oppression. Black tennis players were denied proper facilities, coaching, opportunities to excel, and the chance to represent their country and play international tournaments. They could not belong to the same clubs as whites or compete in competitions with or against white players. Despite the barriers and constraints, many black sportspersons and sports administrators courageously and determinedly pursued the ideals of non-racialism in sport and in the wider society, often at great personal cost to themselves. Tennis, Apartheid and Social Justice records the political, social and sporting conditions associated with the 1971 tour, the adventures of the talented young black tennis players, the impact of the tour on them and the lessons learned. It documents the collusion of international tennis associations with the racist white-only South African tennis body that prevented a Dhiraj squad member, Hoosen Bobat, the opportunity to play in the Junior Wimbledon championships. The book contends that there has been neither recognition of nor reparations for outstanding apartheid-era black sportspersons and that the apartheid legacy continues to impinge powerfully on tennis today.

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Author:   Saleem Badat
Publisher:   University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Imprint:   University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
ISBN:  

9781869145149

ISBN 10:   1869145143
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   25 February 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Professor Paulus Zulu Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1971 Tennis Tour Timeline Introduction PART ONE 1 Fifty-Two Years Ago 2 Sport and Social Justice 3 Reclaiming the Narrative on Tennis History 4 From Colonialism to Apartheid in Sport 5 Tennis under Apartheid 6 International Collusion with Apartheid Sport 7 The Historic 1971 Tour 8 UK Tournaments: April to June 1971 9 The Rest of the Tour 10 Lighter Moments and Tour Lessons 11 Conclusion PART TWO 12 The Dhiraj Squad 13 Jasmat (Dhiraj) Soma 14 Hiralal (Dhiraj) Soma 15 Alwyn Solomon 16 Oscar Woodman 17 Hoosen Bobat 18 Cavan Bergman Notes Bibliography Index

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