Short Biography: Cassius Clay
MUHAMMAD ALI
ALINA VILLAREAL
JUNIOR DIVISION
1525 WORDS
December 12,2016
lle,Kentucky.Cassius was named after his father,Cassius Marcellus clay,Sr. Cassius later on in his life changed his name after joining Nations of Islam and was converted to Sunni Islam in 1975.
He was hated very much little did he know what he did would make him famous. His courageous act got him in jail and a lot of people to dislike him. He made a stand in what he believed was right and what was wrong and he inspired people. People also thought that was very rude not to help while they were in war.He survived 3 years in jail because he felt it was not the right time because of his race and religion.I am here to tell you some facts about Cassius Clay or you may know …show more content…
They never called me black they never ledge me they never put no dogs on me they never robbed me for my nationality raped or kill my mother, father we'll shoot them for what how am I going to shoot them for what little poor black people with babies and children and women how could I shoot the poor people just take me to jail , while fighting in prison for his stand Ali was also stripped from his title denied license to fight in the United States and denied visa to go overseas and fight he was in much atiter financial bind then most were aware of I don't want nobody to see the world champion driving a Volkswagen gas in the catalac making fun of you , so i'm working today i'm holding right i'm rolling,ok so one day I had to speak to Kanishia have you heard of Kanishis Vernadick C W pools 3 Colleges in 15 hundred a college pretty good money so I broke my piggy bank and found about 35 dollars no sorry 135 dollars I broke the piggy bank to get gas money to get me to the college and I got enough gas and food money to get me the full 45 hundred and 3 15 hundred dollars and 45 to hold me to pay gas bills and light bills and food until I get to the next college this went on until the whole mess was over police students would challenge Ali on his stand and his convictions remarkable Ali more than held his own against students who had a far better formal education than he did Ali said “ i'm saying you talking about me about some draft and all you white boys are breaking your neck trying to get to Switzerland, Canada, and London, Im not going to help
ALINA VILLAREAL
JUNIOR DIVISION
1525 WORDS
December 12,2016
lle,Kentucky.Cassius was named after his father,Cassius Marcellus clay,Sr. Cassius later on in his life changed his name after joining Nations of Islam and was converted to Sunni Islam in 1975.
He was hated very much little did he know what he did would make him famous. His courageous act got him in jail and a lot of people to dislike him. He made a stand in what he believed was right and what was wrong and he inspired people. People also thought that was very rude not to help while they were in war.He survived 3 years in jail because he felt it was not the right time because of his race and religion.I am here to tell you some facts about Cassius Clay or you may know …show more content…
They never called me black they never ledge me they never put no dogs on me they never robbed me for my nationality raped or kill my mother, father we'll shoot them for what how am I going to shoot them for what little poor black people with babies and children and women how could I shoot the poor people just take me to jail , while fighting in prison for his stand Ali was also stripped from his title denied license to fight in the United States and denied visa to go overseas and fight he was in much atiter financial bind then most were aware of I don't want nobody to see the world champion driving a Volkswagen gas in the catalac making fun of you , so i'm working today i'm holding right i'm rolling,ok so one day I had to speak to Kanishia have you heard of Kanishis Vernadick C W pools 3 Colleges in 15 hundred a college pretty good money so I broke my piggy bank and found about 35 dollars no sorry 135 dollars I broke the piggy bank to get gas money to get me to the college and I got enough gas and food money to get me the full 45 hundred and 3 15 hundred dollars and 45 to hold me to pay gas bills and light bills and food until I get to the next college this went on until the whole mess was over police students would challenge Ali on his stand and his convictions remarkable Ali more than held his own against students who had a far better formal education than he did Ali said “ i'm saying you talking about me about some draft and all you white boys are breaking your neck trying to get to Switzerland, Canada, and London, Im not going to help