Essay: Understanding First Amendment Freedoms Through the Remarkable Life of "The Greatest" – Muhammad Ali
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Hudson, David L. Jr.
Policinski, Gene
Issue Date
2020
Volume
53
Issue
3
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Journal Article
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FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|Muhammad Ali may have been the most recognizable person in the world during his time on the planet.1 The former Olympic gold medalist and three-time world heavyweight boxing champion became a cultural icon on a global scale, transcending racial and other barriers. Award-winning author David Maraniss wrote, �his popularity transcends politics, race, country and religion. He [was] universally accepted as a man who stood up for what he believed in and paid the price and prevailed.�2 Former Atlanta mayor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young said that Ali �forced us to think internationally.�
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Creighton University School of Law