Supreme Court | In Their Own Words: Muhammad Ali

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In Their Own Words biography documentary biopic Muhammad Ali Cassius Clay boxing Vietnam War civil rights Islam Muslims Nation of Islam Malcolm X Vietnam draft Jim Crow segregation Louisville Kentucky draft evasion supreme court NAACP sports joe frazier
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History-Social Science
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Supreme Court | In Their Own Words: Muhammad Ali

Trace the history of Muhammad Ali’s draft evasion appeal with the Supreme Court in this excerpt from In Their Own Words: Muhammad Ali. The NAACP sues the New York State Athletic Commission, arguing that the ban on Ali is discriminatory. Ali loses a fight in New York to Joe Frazier, but he wins a victory in the Supreme Court, which overturns his conviction for draft evasion.
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