Muhammad Ali
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Sports
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Athletes
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
Article abstract: Ali is probably the greatest as well as the best-recognized sports personality of the twentieth century. He brought heavyweight boxing matches to areas of the world never before regarded as important in boxing circles.
Early Life
Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 17, 1942, the son of Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr., and Odessa Lee Grady Clay. His father was a commercial artist specializing in sign painting; he also painted murals for churches and taverns. His mother sometimes worked as a domestic for...
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