This unforgettable story of his rise and self-creation, told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, places Ali in a heritage of great American originals.Ĭassius Clay grew up in the Jim Crow South and came of athletic age when boxers were at the mercy of the mob. He was a mirror of his era, a dynamic figure in the racial and cultural battles of his time. Ali was a transcendent athlete and entertainer, a heavyweight Fred Astaire, a rapper before rap was born. As Muhammad Ali, he would become the most recognized face on the planet. He changed the world of sports and went on to change the world itself.
There were mythic sports figures before him-Jack Johnson, Babe Ruth, Joe Louis, Joe DiMaggio-but when Cassius Clay burst onto the sports scene from his native Louisville in the 1950s, he broke the mold.
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