Highland Beach, Maryland
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Highland Beach is a town in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 118. The town was founded late in the 19th century by affluent African Americans from
Douglass Summer House, December 2009
The only entrance to Highland Beach, at the end of Bay Highlands Drive
Arthur Ashe
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Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first Black player selected to the United States Davis Cup
Highland Beach, Maryland
…its own police force. Celebrities with homes there have included historian and author Alex Haley, actor and comedian Bill Cosby, and tennis champion Arthur Ashe. Street names in the town include Crummell, Dunbar, Henson, Augusta, Douglass, Langston, and Washington, which were chosen to honor leading African…
Arthur Ashe, winning the 1975 ABN World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam
Ashe playing against Dennis Ralston at the 1964 Southern California Intercollegiates.
President Reagan greets Arthur Ashe (left) in 1982
Ashe promoting heart health after his heart attack