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Muhammad Ali



Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr, 1942–2016) was an American boxer, Olympic gold medalist, and three-time heavyweight champion of the world who became an international focal point in the 1960s amid tensions over racial injustices and the war in Vietnam. Stripped of his title in 1967 for refusing induction into the US armed services, Ali was only allowed to resume boxing following a 1971 US Supreme Court decision in his favor. During his career and well into his retirement, Ali was a prominent advocate of peace, understanding, and social justice.

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King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero

On the night in 1964 that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) stepped into the ring with Sonny Liston, he was widely regarded as an irritating freak who danced and talked way too much.

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David Remnick
1999
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A Cache of Original Works by Muhammad Ali, Who Turned His Hand to Art Outside the Boxing Ring, Is Hitting the Auction Block

The drawings and prints, from the collection of Ali's friend Rodney Hilton Brown, are expected to set a new auction high for the boxer's art.

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Sarah Cascone
2021
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Muhammad Ali lights the the Olympic Flame at Atlanta 1996

Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic Flame at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.

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Muhammad Ali
2010
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The Complete Muhammad Ali

Including material and photographs not included in most of the 100 other books about the champion, Ishmael Reed’s The Complete Muhammad Ali is more than just a biography—it is a fascinating portrait of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st.

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Ishmael Reed
2015
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Muhammad Ali: A Poet in and Out of the Ring

Muhammad Ali was the greatest poet and performance artist to ever grace the professional ring. He was a truth teller in every sense, an anti-war pot-stirrer with a wry wit who would effortlessly kick into verse mid-conversation.

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Juan Vidal
2016
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Muhammad Ali: Wake Up and Apologize (1972)

This super-rare conversation between The GOAT and Irish broadcaster Cathal O’Sannon is the hands down the most insightful and reflective I have ever seen with the Champ. And it has never been broadcast on American TV. Originally shared on the RTE Television Archive website.

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Muhammad Ali
2019
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Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times

In the words of more than 200 of Ali’s family members, opponents, friends, world leaders, and others who have known him best, the real Muhammad Ali emerges: deeply religious, mercurial, generous, a showman in and out of the ring.

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Thomas Hauser
1992
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The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life’s Journey

Former boxing legend Muhammad Ali, one of the best-known and best-loved celebrities and an international good-will ambassador, offers inspiration and hope as he describes the spiritual philosophy that sustains him. “During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali.

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Muhammad Ali, Hana Yasmeen Ali
2013
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