Muhammad Ali was one of the most influential person in the Civil Rights Movement. He was very successful in most of what he did, including boxing. He took a stand in a lot of ways, but they were all on purpose. He did this because, as an African-American, white people were very rude to black people, only because of their color. Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky on January 17, 1942 with the name
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. His parents were Odessa Grady Clay, his mother, and Cassius Clay Sr, his father. He was an African-American who lived in the times of segregation. Segregation was when America was very separated between blacks and whites. There were many specific schools, bathrooms, drinking fountains, and many other things for each race. As a black person, white people bullied him a lot. Professional people who worked at different places, like stores, had a part of that for many reasons. Since going to stores or going to a bathroom are almost everyday things, events that make Ali upset happen a lot. One example, his mother said, “We were downtown at a five-and-ten-cents store . He wanted a drink of water, and they would not give him one because of his color.” Later on, when he was twelve years old, his bike was stolen. Not long after that, a Louisville police officer name Joe Martin started giving boxing lessons to Ali. This was to have a place to channel his anger from the disrespect from white people. Eventually, the Louisville Sponsoring Group helped him to become a professional boxer. His talent and physical strength lead him to be a successful boxer. Such as when he was just 14 years old, he won the 1956 Golden Gloves Tournament and later attended the Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions in 1959. He also won the Amateur Athletic Union's Title. All of these awards show that he had a large amount of talent early on. As an underdog, Ali was matched up against Sonny Liston for the Heavyweight Championship title on February 25, 1964. After both Ali and Liston fought a long match, Liston retired to his corner giving up. As a result, Ali came out victorious, against the man …show more content…
For example, he began an organization called “Main Bout Inc”. It was where he could, and did, give the majority of his money earned from defending championship titles to African-Americans. At the time, winning boxing title matches was considered the most profit-producing “prize” .
Eventually, in 1984, Muhammad Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Syndrome. The reason is likely being hit around a lot in boxing rings and being traumatized. He started to slow down, but continued to do good deeds around the world. One example is when he met with the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, in 1990 to discuss terms about the liberation of American hostages. Another is he ventured to Afghanistan as a messenger of peace in 2002.
When Muhammad Ali died recently on June 3, 2016, the world was shocked.
In conclusion, Muhammad Ali helped with a lot of things to help African-Americans. A lot of his actions were for African-Americans, but towards whites. Since he was so famous in boxing, forming the Main Bout Inc was a smart idea because some people might ignore what he did and focus on boxing. But forming the organization made it where they would focus on
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. His parents were Odessa Grady Clay, his mother, and Cassius Clay Sr, his father. He was an African-American who lived in the times of segregation. Segregation was when America was very separated between blacks and whites. There were many specific schools, bathrooms, drinking fountains, and many other things for each race. As a black person, white people bullied him a lot. Professional people who worked at different places, like stores, had a part of that for many reasons. Since going to stores or going to a bathroom are almost everyday things, events that make Ali upset happen a lot. One example, his mother said, “We were downtown at a five-and-ten-cents store . He wanted a drink of water, and they would not give him one because of his color.” Later on, when he was twelve years old, his bike was stolen. Not long after that, a Louisville police officer name Joe Martin started giving boxing lessons to Ali. This was to have a place to channel his anger from the disrespect from white people. Eventually, the Louisville Sponsoring Group helped him to become a professional boxer. His talent and physical strength lead him to be a successful boxer. Such as when he was just 14 years old, he won the 1956 Golden Gloves Tournament and later attended the Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions in 1959. He also won the Amateur Athletic Union's Title. All of these awards show that he had a large amount of talent early on. As an underdog, Ali was matched up against Sonny Liston for the Heavyweight Championship title on February 25, 1964. After both Ali and Liston fought a long match, Liston retired to his corner giving up. As a result, Ali came out victorious, against the man …show more content…
For example, he began an organization called “Main Bout Inc”. It was where he could, and did, give the majority of his money earned from defending championship titles to African-Americans. At the time, winning boxing title matches was considered the most profit-producing “prize” .
Eventually, in 1984, Muhammad Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Syndrome. The reason is likely being hit around a lot in boxing rings and being traumatized. He started to slow down, but continued to do good deeds around the world. One example is when he met with the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, in 1990 to discuss terms about the liberation of American hostages. Another is he ventured to Afghanistan as a messenger of peace in 2002.
When Muhammad Ali died recently on June 3, 2016, the world was shocked.
In conclusion, Muhammad Ali helped with a lot of things to help African-Americans. A lot of his actions were for African-Americans, but towards whites. Since he was so famous in boxing, forming the Main Bout Inc was a smart idea because some people might ignore what he did and focus on boxing. But forming the organization made it where they would focus on