Freedomain Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 “The Greatest” is a title which is very difficult to live up to, but the silver-tongued boxing legend Muhammad Ali is held in incredibly high esteem across almost all political, racial and demographic lines. On June 3rd, 2016, the world lost one of the greatest boxers of all time, an influential civil rights activist and one of the most well-known personalities of the last century.What is the Truth About Muhammad Ali?Includes: His childhood, schooling, boxing origin story, Golden Gloves championship, his Olympic gold medal, becoming world heavyweight champion, joining the Nation of Islam, his relationship with Malcolm X, leaving behind the name of Cassius Clay, opposition to the Vietnam War draft, college speaking tour, the infamous Supreme Court case, involvement with the Ku Klux Klan, his return to the ring, failed marriages, infidelities, his tragic physical decline, battle with Parkinson's disease and the incredible story he has left behind. The Greatest: My Own Story by Muhammad Alihttp://www.amazon.com/dp/1631680498/?tag=freedradio-20King of the World: Muhammed Ali and the Rise of an American Hero by David Remnickhttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ILX9VJ4/?tag=freedradio-20Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times by Thomas Hauserhttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B006WP9NEG/?tag=freedradio-20Sucker Punch: The Hard Left Hook That Dazed Ali and Killed King's Dream by Jack Cashillhttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B003DX0IGW/?tag=freedradio-20Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X by Randy Robertshttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B017QL8V74/?tag=freedradio-20The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey by Muhammad Alihttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC2OEI/?tag=freedradio-20Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties by Mike Marquseehttp://www.amazon.com/dp/1844675270/?tag=freedradio-20The Complete Muhammad Ali by Ishmael Reedhttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B010KN7GCG/?tag=freedradio-20Bicycle Story/Boxing Origin Storyhttp://www.businessinsider.my/how-muhammad-ali-got-his-start-2016-6/#4EE30kTpGRUPIuZY.97http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-outsized-life-of-muhammad-alihttps://books.google.com/books?id=2zKml-Yg16kC&pg=PA14https://books.google.com/books?id=QtzJwMKcOoEC&pg=PA29Childhoodhttps://books.google.com/books?id=QtzJwMKcOoEC&pg=PA29High Schoolhttps://books.google.com/books?id=vkvoAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA95https://books.google.com/books?id=2zKml-Yg16kC&pg=PA16Olympicshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympicshttps://books.google.com/books?id=QtzJwMKcOoEC&pg=PA39https://books.google.com/books?id=mgDK3q6GWI8C&pg=PA13Gold Metal Story Mythhttps://books.google.com/books?id=QNKBj3Ee0IwC&pg=PA54http://www.cashill.com/natl_general/sp3_10.htmNation of Islamhttp://digital.wustl.edu/e/eii/eiiweb/ali5427.0743.004marc_record_interviewer_process.htmlhttp://fightland.vice.com/blog/cassius-x-when-muhammad-met-malcolmhttps://books.google.com/books?id=QtzJwMKcOoEC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71https://books.google.com/books?id=w9PgTKiU4boC&pg=PT140https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19640207&id=XF4bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-04EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5091,2145696Muhammad Ali Name Changehttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/muhammad-ali-death-cassius-clay-why-did-he-change-his-name-nation-of-islam-a7065256.htmlhttps://books.google.com/books?id=rNrMilgHKKEC&pg=PA57https://books.google.com/books?id=2zKml-Yg16kC&pg=PA40http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/01/21/history/post-perspective/religion-steps-boxing-ring.htmlhttps://books.google.com/books?id=w9PgTKiU4boC&pg=PT111https://books.google.com/books?id=sG3i-8V-vcgC&pg=PA171https://books.google.com/books?id=DfcPAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT147White Devil Commentshttp://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/12/13/muhammad-jews-are-devils-ali-was-the-bbcs-sports-personality-of-the-century-but-tyson-fury-is-beyond-the-pale/http://fightland.vice.com/blog/cassius-x-when-muhammad-met-malcolmMartin Luther King, Jr.https://books.google.com/books?id=vkvoAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA211https://books.google.com/books?id=ENqWLcbpIlMC&pg=PA138Malcolm Xhttps://books.google.com/books?id=d4PVBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA84http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/muhammad-ali-dead-dies-one-regret-malcolm-x-a7066446.htmlSonji Roihttps://books.google.com/books?id=w9PgTKiU4boC&pg=PT184https://books.google.com/books?id=QtzJwMKcOoEC&pg=PA80http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/04/muhammad-alis-tangled-love-life-leaves-troubled-legacy/http://heavy.com/sports/2016/06/sonji-roi-clay-muhammad-ali-first-wife-ex-photos-pics/https://books.google.com/books?id=2zKml-Yg16kC&pg=PA41Vietnam War-Drafthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_v._United_Stateshttps://books.google.com/books?id=QtzJwMKcOoEC&pg=PA89https://books.google.com/books?id=mO63CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA9https://books.google.com/books?id=CxDzGOK8DbMC&pg=PA324https://books.google.com/books?id=YNF75xexXKIC&pg=PA101http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/sports/in-alis-voice-from-the-past-a-stand-for-the-ages.htmlhttp://thinkprogress.org/sports/2016/06/04/3784751/rest-in-power-muhammad-ali/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeFMyrWlZ68http://heavy.com/sports/2016/06/muhammad-ali-dead-vietnam-war-draft/Khalilah Camacho Alihttp://www.inquisitr.com/3167876/khalilah-camacho-ex-wife-of-muhammad-ali-hints-at-battle-within-the-family-for-his-fortune/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/muhammad-ali-ex-wife-_n_4646970.htmlhttp://www.thewrap.com/muhammad-ali-ex-wife-tca-pbs-panel/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/04/muhammad-alis-tangled-love-life-leaves-troubled-legacy/College Speeches/Quoteshttp://www.wnd.com/2001/12/12048/https://books.google.com/books?id=oHoe8OMpooAC&pg=PA154https://books.google.com/books?id=DfcPAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT278https://books.google.com/books?id=QtzJwMKcOoEC&pg=PA113http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/muhammad-ali-on-not-all-white-people_us_563a5e9ee4b0307f2cabb2e6Intermarriage Quoteshttps://books.google.com/books?id=7K6-AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT225https://books.google.com/books?id=T6nuBX_eIxUC&pg=PT94Ku Klux Klanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUQNKb_1xlc#t=1530https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TPaAx2Kl6csC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/news/klan-stood-secretly-in-alis-corner/story-e6frg7mo-1111118172731Nation of Islam Suspensionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=QtzJwMKcOoEC&pg=PA116http://www.ibtimes.com/muhammad-ali-ties-muslim-faith-nation-islam-malcolm-x-2377913https://books.google.com/books?id=gYLbF5qzlM0C&pg=PA189Return to the Ringhttps://books.google.com/books?id=QtzJwMKcOoEC&pg=PA123Supreme Court Decisionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_v._United_Stateshttps://books.google.com/books?id=QtzJwMKcOoEC&pg=PA138Divorce and Infidelityhttp://www.nigerianeye.com/2016/06/muhammad-alis-tangled-love-life-leaves.htmlhttp://heavy.com/sports/2016/06/veronica-porsche-ali-muhammad-ex-wife-laila-mother-cheated-cheating-mistress-girlfriend/https://books.google.com/books?id=wjeaQAmQ0FMC&pg=PA99http://nypost.com/2016/06/05/remembering-muhammad-ali-as-a-husband-and-father/https://books.google.com/books?id=w9PgTKiU4boC&pg=PT507Physical Declinehttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/commentisfree/2016/jun/04/muhammad-ali-physical-decline-extraordinary-spirithttp://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/06/04/muhammad-ali-parkinsons/85399772/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/muhammad-ali-parkinsons-disease/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/mar/20/parkinsons-disease-muhammad-alihttps://books.google.com/books?id=7K6-AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT567https://books.google.com/books?id=7K6-AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT567http://sportspressnw.com/2219500/2016/alis-sacrifice-for-principle-was-his-finest-winhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/04/muhammad-alis-tangled-love-life-leaves-troubled-legacy/
NocPat Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 ~3 days, ~40 sources, ~1 hour long video, essentially a mini Biography and analysis. Stefan (and his team?) is a role model reporter and researcher. Well done. 1
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