Cassius Marcellus Clay might have been invented by a novelist with a penchant for the improbable. One of the most flamboyant and controversial figures of the antebellum era, Clay was born into ...
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Feb. 25, 2025. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 25, 1964, a 22-year-old Muhammad Ali, then ...
A new book by MSU professor Anne E. Marshall examines the complex motives of abolitionist Cassius Marcellus Clay. Clay's opposition to slavery was primarily based on its negative economic impact on ...
*After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship defeating Sonny Liston in 1964, Cassius Clay – influenced by the Nation of Islam teachings – changed his name to Muhammad Ali (meaning “beloved ...
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