Muhammad Ali
BLACK HISTORY - Ali, Muhammad or Clay Cassius (1942- ) African American heavyweight prizefighter, antiwar protester, and international ambassador of goodwill. As the dominant heavyweight boxer of the 1960s and 1970s, Muhammad Ali won an Olympic gold medal, captured the professional world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions, and successfully defended his title 19 times. Ali's extroverted, colorful style, both in and out of the ring, heralded a new mode of media-conscious athletic celebrity. Through his bold assertions of black pride, his conversion to the Muslim faith, and his outspoken opposition to the Vietnam War (1959-1975), Ali became a highly controversial figure during the turbulent 1960s. At the height of his fame, Ali was described as "the most recognizable human being on earth."
Why was Muhammad Ali such a cultural icon?
posted by Katie Raveill @ 9:17 AM
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Because he was famous boxer champion, and he spoke of the muslim religion and gave his oposition to the war. He was known as the most memorable human......................
Because he was so controversial. He opposed government and spoke his mind so some people respected him and others hated him but his attitude made him an icon.
because he was a anti war protester and he went through so much in boxing thats why they called him the Greatest Muhammad Ali the worlds champion.
he was famous boxer champion.
Because he was the greatest.
Because he did so much for the black culture and what he did for african american boxing and he showed how much he was against war by not enlisting to the army.
he was a famous boxer champion
He is a icon because he got the professional world heavyweight championship on 3 seperate occasions and also defended his title 19 times and this is very respectable.
Muhammad Ali was renowned the world over for his boxing a political activism. He was a cultural icon not only because he was a successful black man, as well for his courage to stand up for all he believed in and protest against for what was right. He made a lot of changes in society for the better.
aqli stood up for alot of good things and proved he could back himself up as he was a hevyweight boxer with gold medals
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