Williams, the father of Venus and Serena and sometimes tennis teacher, has a reputation for being fiery, independent, and even inappropriate.
In his new biography, co-written with Davis (Closure), Williams aims to dispel this myth. Williams’s life story is chronicled in this novel.
Beginning with his impoverished infancy in Shreveport, Louisiana, and ending with his escape to Chicago at the age of eighteen via a freezing boxcar on a freight train.
His early life resembles that of Oliver Twist. In Long Beach, California, Williams eventually met Oracene Price, a widow raising three kids.
He eventually married Price and fathered Venus and Serena Williams, future tennis powerhouses.
Overview of the Book “Black and White: The Way I See It”
For the first time, Richard Williams opens up about the hardships of his childhood in 1940s Shreveport, Louisiana.
Where he was born into a world of apathy, bigotry, and cruelty but was saved by the resilience of his mother and the generosity of a stranger.
Williams’ mother was his idol, and he, in turn, became a hero to his daughters Venus and Serena.
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Who write about the life lessons he taught them and how much they adore their sometimes misunderstood father in the book.
People said he was “abusive,” “damaging his kids’ marketing and promotional ability,” and “in the way” of his daughters’ athletic achievements.
Writer of the book “Black and White: The Way I See It”
“Black and white: the way I see it” was written by Richard Dove Williams. On February 14, 1942, he entered the world.
He is the father of Venus Williams and Serena Williams and a former American tennis instructor.
Williams was the eldest of five children born to Julia Mae (née Metcalf) and Richard Dove Williams of Shreveport, Louisiana.
They have four younger sisters: Pat, Barbara, Penny, and Faye. After finishing high school, he uprooted to Saginaw, Michigan, and eventually settled in California.
He dated Betty Johnson after relocating to California. In 1973, Williams and Johnson ended their marriage and divorced.
They wed in 1965 and went on to raise Betty’s two girls (Katrina and Sabrina) and three sons (Ronner, Reluss, and Reneeka).
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Conclusion
A book by Venus and Serena Williams’ tennis instructor, detailing their childhood and how it shaped their success on the court. Davis, who also wrote The Woman Who Can’t Forget (2009), collaborated on this book.
The author’s father was “a terrible reputation for living off women and having babies all over” the author’s segregated hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana, when he was growing up.
