Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali was much more than a boxer. He was a very influential fighter in the war against racism. Ali's popularity fluctuated through the course of his life. His fighting made him popular, but his refusal to fight in the Vietnam War made people abhor him. Certain events in Muhammad's life made him into a respectable and generous person. Muhammad Ali was know to most people as just a boxer, but in his mind, his career was not nearly as important to him as his religious beliefs, the Nation of Islam.
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., Ali was brought up in a moderately ordinary household. He was born on January 17, 1942. Ali was raised in a middle-class household in Louisville, Kentucky. His father painted billboards and signs, and his mother worked as a maid. Muhammad began boxing at the age of twelve in the Louisville Colombia Gym. Early in his boxing career, his talent was recognized and Fred Stone, a black trainer, became his coach.
Muhammad Ali's......
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