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    Religion and Muhammad Ali

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    In seven pages this paper examines the profound impression on America boxer Muhammad Ali made regarding his devout Black Muslim religious faith. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography.

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    under that apparently egotistical persona was a man who was passionate about religion and the struggle for peace and freedom. Ali was a man who stood as a symbol for  many African Americans in the country, awakening them not only to religion but to the reality of warfare and the injustice of that war as it related to African Americans.  In the following paper we examine the impact Muhammad Ali had on society in relationship to religion, and then how his religious impact influenced how some looked at the Vietnam  War. Muhammad Ali and Religion When Muhammad Ali was still Cassius Clay, at the age of 22, he won his most important fight and experienced one of the  most monumental changes of his life. Clay "shook up the world, taking the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston, a snarling bull of a man. Then he skipped the post-fight party  thrown in his honor," retiring to "the Hampton House motel on the rough side of Miami," with a few friends. One of those friends was Malcolm X, a powerfully influential  friend of Clays (Gordon, 2001; p. 38). Interestingly enough, "It was the greatest night of his young life," yet he was in a very "somber mood" due to his  internal and external feud concerning "his mentor, Malcolm, and his spiritual leader, the Nation of Islams Elijah Muhammad" (Gordon, 2001; p. 38). he knew he must make a choice  between the two. "For two hours, Ali talked....You cant serve two masters" and thus "Malcolm X was out" (Gordon, 2001; p. 38). After that Clay donned the name  Muhammad Ali and his subtle, yet powerful influence on many people began. Many, as mentioned, only saw him as a boxer and an entertaining figure. But, he was more than 

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