17. The Changing Of The Name
You aren’t going to be able to learn much more about Muhammad Ali until you learn more about how he earned that name. Ali switched his name to Cassius X after beating Liston, and joined the “Black Muslims” which was seen as an anti-white hate group. Ali had his name changed to Muhammad Ali by Islam Leader Elijah Muhammad. While this earned him plenty of hate, it did cause Martin Luther King Jr. to state “When Cassius Clay joined the Black Muslims and started calling himself Cassius X, he became a champion of racial segregation.” The above photo shows Ali meeting up with another revolutionary figure, Malcolm X.
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