Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, emerged from humble beginnings in Louisville, Kentucky, where he began boxing at the age of 12. His journey to greatness began when he won a gold medal in ...
A records search by USA TODAY Sports indicates Muhammad Ali never legally changed his name from Cassius Clay — and lived in an era when he didn’t have to. Officials in Kentucky, where Ali was born, ...
In the June 3, 1845, issue of Cassius Marcellus Clay’s The True American a diatribe, written by “a Whig” warned all slaveowners to be vigilant for periodicals criticizing slavery. He wrote this piece ...
The sports headlines of 2021 have included stories of young athletes of color — most notably, Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles — taking stands for their personal rights and well-being in matters such as ...
Nobody can deny that Cassius Marcellus Clay, 23, has an affinity for fantasy. Last week in Lewiston, Me., Cassius fought a fight that did not seem to be a fight, threw a punch that did not look like a ...
CAMBRIDGE — Caden Stoldt will speak on Cassius Marcellus Clay at the meeting of the Southeastern Ohio Civil War Roundtable. Clay, who Mohammed Ali was originally named after, was a fervent ...
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University administrator and faculty member reckons with the contradictions of America’s antislavery movement in a forthcoming biography of U.S. Civil War figure ...
MARIETTA — A 19th century abolitionist will be the topic of a presentation meeting of the Civil War Round Table at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 320 Second St. “Cassius ...
The sports headlines of 2021 have included stories of young athletes of color — most notably, Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles — taking stands for their personal rights and well-being in matters such as ...