Muhammad Ali and Vietnam
• theatlantic.comHis refusal to be drafted to fight in the war transcended the boxing ring, which he had dominated, at great personal cost.
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His refusal to be drafted to fight in the war transcended the boxing ring, which he had dominated, at great personal cost.
While everyone today is celebrating the life of Muhammad Ali, who passed away last Friday, such was clearly not the case back in the 1960s, when Ali took on the vast and powerful U.S. national-security establishment with his steadfast refusal to be c
Although it is customary to say nice things about a person who has died, Muhammad Ali has been rightly commended for not only his superb boxing career but also his principled opposition to the then-popular Vietnam War.
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He chose his beliefs over his boxing career.
He was fast of fist and foot -- lip, too -- a heavyweight champion who promised to shock the world and did. He floated. He stung. Mostly he thrilled, even after the punches had taken their toll and his voice barely rose above a whisper.
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Muhammad Ali
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