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Muhammad Ali’s Impact on the Cold War. By: Doug Mau and Colton Biven. Significant People. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Jackie Robinson. Muhammad Ali. Civil Rights Movement.
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Muhammad Ali’s Impact on the Cold War By: Doug Mau and Colton Biven
Significant People Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Jackie Robinson Muhammad Ali
Civil Rights Movement • Muhammad Ali continued to be not only a fighter in the ring but a fighter for civil rights as well. So, during the civil rights movement Ali found himself defending his new name battling issues of race and class. He became a known icon in the struggle for civil rights.
Ali’s Contribution • The racial injustices of segregation, and the bigotry and prejudice of the times made the Black Muslim movement a means of positive Black expression. Ali supported the fight against black oppression 100%.
Works Cited • "Muhammad Ali Biography." Biography Online. Web. 20 Apr. 2012. <http://www.biographyonline.net/sport/muhammad_ali.html>. • Waters, Trinity. "Muhammad Ali and the Civil Rights Movement." Helium. Helium, 21 Jan. 2008. Web. 20 Apr. 2012. <http://www.helium.com/items/810842-muhammad-ali-and-the-civil-rights-movement>.