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Ali was mostly known as a boxer yet he was widely known for speaking out against participation in the Vietnam War. During the Vietnam War Ali was drafted to partake in the war. Because Ali was Muslim, he did not believe in fighting the war. His muslim belief was consisted of avoiding war at any costs. This brought up a controversial topic since United States citizens can only opt out of the war if they have a mental illness or they are not in "shape" to fight in the war. Ali's argument was based off of his religious beliefs. Since the people never did anything to him personally, Ali claimed that he was not going to shoot anyone and would not fight. Avoiding the draft was illegal so Ali stood up to it. When he went to Huston for his military induction Ali did not listen to the commander. The commander said that it is an offense to not listen to the commander. This lead Ali to facing court trials since he was going to be fined and put in jail. Ali was stripped of titles that he won in his career. After going through a series of court cases he was finally allowed to not fight in the war. Being hated by most of America, he spoke out for his beliefs. Ali was prohibited from entering the ring for a period of time. Once he was able to fight again his missed his prime years but was still able to be successful.

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Muhammad Ali was a heavy weight boxer with a 56 win record. He is regarded as one of the most famous athletes of the 20th century. Muhammad Ali was born on January 17th 1942 in Louisville Kentucky. He died on June 3rd 2016. Finding an early interest into fighting at the age of 12. Ali trained with a police officer who trained boxers at a gym. Ali started to compete in Amateur competitions and held his own as he started winning big tournaments. Ali competed in the Olympics and won 3 gold medals in his career. Being so tall he hard to take down and Ali specialized in footwork and had lightning speed. Winning a gold medal in the Olympics made a Ali a hometown hero in the U.S. At the end of his career he has a total of 56 wins, 37 knockouts and 5 loses. He retired when he was 39 years old. Some of Ali's best fights were with Frazier, who he beat once and lost to once,, George Foreman, and Leon Spinks. Being married four times, Ali had 9 children between all four of his wives. In his later days he developed aliments that prevented him from boxing. He established charities to help raise money for people with different problems. Ali also established a center where people could go to see all of his accomplishments. His main reason for creating this place was to show people that with hard work and dedication, you can be whatever you want to be.

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Muhammad Ali had a really big influence on black leaders during the Civil Rights movement. He was known as the one to start the movement and to bring focus onto the conflict. Ali was part of the Nation of Islam which was an African organization that called for civil rights. Ali started the civil rights movement before Martin Luther King even did. Standing up for his beliefs he decided not to enter the draft. Ali lead by example, showing people of his kind to do whatever it takes to stand up for what they believe in. African Americans started to follow his mentality and would back him up with all of his ideas. His followers started to put everything on the line even their safety. His influence was huge throughout the civil rights movement.