5. Ali had several different roles in his life. What are they? ① athlete ② civil rights activist ③ film director ④ Grammy award winner E. ①②③④ F. ①②④ G. ①②③ . ①② 6. What’s “the true Ali style”? . Giving in to obstacles. . Solving problems by fist. . ...
“Years ago I was almost arrested in Mauritania and just a mention of Muhammad Ali’s name got me out of trouble,” says Higgins whose many iconic photographs of world-renowned historic figures include images of Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Haile Selassie and Kofi Annan. “This speaks to the...
Muhammad Ali was a three-time heavyweight boxing champion with an impressive 56-win record. He was also known for his public stance against the Vietnam War.
If Muhammad Ali was in his time the most famous person in the world, it was as much a tribute to his talent for provocation as to his boxing.
Muhammad Ali wasn’t just a boxer. He was a social activist, larger than life personality, and a cultural icon. Regarded as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, Ali won an Olympic gold medalist in 1960 and went on to win the world heavyweight boxing champion by 1964. Muhamm...
Outside of athletics, too, Ali never shirked at standing up for what he believed in. A prominent civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s, he took his conviction for draft evasion as a conscientious objector all the way to the Supreme Court, which overturned his conviction in 1971. He...
Rather than partaking in a wild party after his victory, in this account, Ali (then Cassius Clay), celebrates privately in a Miami hotel room with three close friends: activist Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke, and American football star Jim Brown. But their meeting is about more than just ce...
Muhammad Ali falls asleep in his Los Angeles home while watching his friend Howard Cosell on television, January 1980. Funeral Procession Pat McDonogh/The Courier-Journal The sports figure and activist, cherished in his native Louisville, died on June 3, 2016. Here, following his memorial service...
Ali, a three-time heavyweight champion and social activist, died in June at the age of 74. "I am overwhelmed by the incredible generosityLeBron Jameshas shown," Ali's wife Lonnie said in a statement. "This exhibit will enable children visiting the Smithsonian to learn mo...
While they both survived that frightening time, Felix would never be the same. The course she’d chart from that moment would transform the track star—known for always keeping her gaze focused on the lane ahead—into an activist and path-breaking entrepreneur. ...