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1 4 and was awarded

with

Cassius Marcellus Cassius Marcellus the highest civilian
honor by the US
Clay Jr. was born on decided to embrace Government with the
January 17, 1942 in Islam that same year ‘Presidential Medal of
Louisville (Kentucky) thanks to a sect ca- Freedom
.................................. lled ‘Black Muslims’. ..................................
Cassius Clay then
2 Ali and announces
becomes Muhammad

his devotion to
Muslim faith.
He began boxing at ..................................
age twelve when a
the Police Joe Mar- 5
thief snatched his
bike, so he ran to
report the theft to

tin, who was in the Ali defeated the
gym Columbia city British heavyweight
of Louisville, which Henry Cooper in
was in charge. With 1963, and then
tears in his eyes, the knocked out Sonny
boy threatened to hit Liston in 1964 to
the guilty, but Martin become the world
recommended him heavyweight
learn to box before champion.
engaging in any fight. ..................................
.................................. “Hating people

3 6 because of their

His career was
Clay won Olympic accompanied by a color is wrong.
gold for de U.S in strong political ac- And it doesn’t
1960. tivism for the rights
.................................. of people of color matter which color
and for world pea-
ce, which led him does the hating. It’s
to receive titles like
‘Messenger of Peace’ just plain wrong.”
issued by the United
Nations, ‘Athlete of ― -Muhammad Ali
the twentieth century’
by Sports Illustrated

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