It took so long for the Supreme Court to apply the Fourteenth Amendment to state authorities because of a deeply-embedded principle at the heart of the original Bill of Rights that it was state governments that needed protection from federal overreach.
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<span>Arthur Ashe, Jr. was one of the most prominent tennis players of his time, ranked among the best players to have ever graced the game. An African American, he was the first black to be ranked No.1 in the world. ... He was the first African American to be selected to play for United States Davis Cup Team.</span>
