Cassius Clay is a slave name. I didn't choose it and I don't want it. I am Muhammad Ali, a free name – it means 'beloved of God,' and I insist that people use it when they speak to me and of me.
— Muhammad Ali Modern

Boxer, activist, greatest of all time

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Context

Press conference after joining Nation of Islam

Date / Period

1964

Category

Controversial

Source

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-moment-muhammad-ali-became-muhammad-a…

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