Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali, Biographies, Boxing, Olympics, Civil rights, Vietnam War, Conformity
Subjects
Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016; Olympics; Role models; Civil rights movements; African Americans; Muslims
Introduction
Looking back on this remarkable life, it seems to me that Muhammad Ali changed nearly everything. He and I are nearly the same age and so our lives ran in parallel paths that seldom crossed but often swept across similar territory. Ali in full public view, a hero and a villain, to different people at different times, he was often both, at one and the same time. Where you sat in time and space and in the American social and political landscape shaped how you viewed this remarkable bellwether of American life.
Publication Date
6-5-2016
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "Ali" (2016). On Sport and Society. 620.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/620
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Cultural History Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Other History Commons, Sports Management Commons, Sports Studies Commons