Muhammad Ali Research Paper
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life” (“Muhammad Ali Quotes”). This quote is from the world’s most famous boxing champion, Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali didn’t just show courage within the boxing rink; he also showed courage outside the rink that affected him and the world. Muhammad Ali was opposed to the U.S. war in Vietnam and that caused him to be stripped of his Heavyweight Champion Title, he was banned from boxing for 3 years, he was convicted of draft evasion, and so much more. Muhammad Ali also changed his original name because it was a slave name and it was against his religious beliefs. Muhammad Ali is a big inspiration to me. I can relate to his determination that he has with his sport and
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He refused to serve in the Vietnam War and it influenced the world. He was fined $10,000, was sentenced to five years in prison, he have up his HeavyWeight Champion Title, and Muhammad Ali also was banned from boxing in the U.S for three years because he refused to fight in the Vietnam War ("'Get Used To Me': The Defiant Courage of Muhammad Ali."). “ His stand rang the opening bell on a generation’s resistance to war and conscription and inspired Martin Luther King, Jr., who had hesitated to oppose civil rights supporter Lyndon Baines Johnson on the subject, to come out against the war in Vietnam” (Knapp). He also changed his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali because Cassius Clay was a slave name. This impacted the world because it gave a voice to other people who morally disagreed with the war. It inspired other people to stand up and voice their objections about the war. When he changed his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali because it was a slave name; it showed the world that African Americans can take control of their destiny. By rejecting the names given to African Americans and their ancestors in the past by white slave owners; African Americans can reclaim some of the freedom that was taken from them. Muhammad Ali showed the world that you need to be courageous and fight for what you believe
He refused to serve in the Vietnam War and it influenced the world. He was fined $10,000, was sentenced to five years in prison, he have up his HeavyWeight Champion Title, and Muhammad Ali also was banned from boxing in the U.S for three years because he refused to fight in the Vietnam War ("'Get Used To Me': The Defiant Courage of Muhammad Ali."). “ His stand rang the opening bell on a generation’s resistance to war and conscription and inspired Martin Luther King, Jr., who had hesitated to oppose civil rights supporter Lyndon Baines Johnson on the subject, to come out against the war in Vietnam” (Knapp). He also changed his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali because Cassius Clay was a slave name. This impacted the world because it gave a voice to other people who morally disagreed with the war. It inspired other people to stand up and voice their objections about the war. When he changed his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali because it was a slave name; it showed the world that African Americans can take control of their destiny. By rejecting the names given to African Americans and their ancestors in the past by white slave owners; African Americans can reclaim some of the freedom that was taken from them. Muhammad Ali showed the world that you need to be courageous and fight for what you believe