Muhammad Ali


Ali's Vietnam Legacy

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Ali, Muhammad or Clay, Cassius (2000). Retrieved May 31, 2003 from the World Wide Web: http://www.africana.com/research/encarta/tt_012.asp.

This encylopedia-type entry on Muhammad Ali provides a brief overview of Ali's life, including his stance against the Vietnam War. It also touches on the consequences to Ali's legacy for his refusal to be drafted, both good and bad. Included is the following poem by Ali on the subject of the Vietnam War:

"Keep asking me, no matter how long
On the war in Viet Nam, I sing this song
I ain't got no qurrel with them Viet Cong."
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