My intro & thesis statement
"During the 1960s in the United States, society was in a collective uproar. Furthermore, some of the social unrest was created through the war in Vietnam and the problems it produced in the United States: after a century of war, many people were completely against the idea of war and believed that the United States was getting involved in problems that did not require their solving. One famous individual in particular, a famous boxer known as Cassius Clay, later referred to as Muhammad Ali, used his social prominence to promote the ideals of these particular anti-war protesters despite the resulting negativity that surrounded his image. Overall, Muhammad Ali took a stand against American involvement In the Vietnam War by refusing to accept his military enlistment through the draft, speaking out against American policies concerning the Vietnam War, and fighting for the rights of those who are oppressed. "
American involvement In the Vietnam War by refusing to accept his military enlistment through the draft
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Muhammad Ali refused to go to war because he thought that they were just killing innocent people for no reason and he didn't like that he thought it wasn't right to do. He may have gotten hatred for this but what he did is something no one should ever forget. Muhammad Ali once said “Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights? No, I am not going ten thousand miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue the domination of white slave masters of the darker people the world over. This is the day when such evils must come to an end. I have been warned that to take such a stand would put my prestige in jeopardy and could cause me to lose millions of dollars which should accrue to me as the champion. But I have said it once and I will say it again. The real enemy of my people is right here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who are fighting for their own justice, freedom and equality… If I thought the war was going to bring freedom and equality to 22 million of my people they wouldn’t have to draft me, I’d join tomorrow. But I either have to obey the laws of the land or the laws of Allah. I have nothing to lose by standing up for my beliefs. So I’ll go to jail. We’ve been in jail for four hundred years.” So thats why he refused to go to war. This is the website I used to get my Information- Http://facebook.com/alphahistory. "Muhammad Ali Explains His Refusal to Fight in Vietnam (1967)." Vietnam War. 2016. Accessed November 30, 2016. http://alphahistory.com/vietnamwar/muhammad-ali-refuses-to-fight-1967/. |
speaking out against American policies concerning the Vietnam War
Muhammad Ali was speaking against the war because he didn't want to be apart of something that would kill millions of innocent people so he took a risk on his career and a risk to go to jail for what he believed in. He was the most hated public figures in the country. But he had spent 4 years fight for hid belifs in the court instead of the ring.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/muhammad-ali-risked-it-all-when-he-opposed-the-vietnam-war_us_5751e545e4b0c3752dcda4ca
fighting for the rights of those who are oppressed
Muhammad Ali was fighting for the rights for those to have a saying into what they believe in so he was one of them. Muhammad ali had influenced people for the civil rights act because he thought that people should have all the equal rights like white's have it. He noticed that Black American's weren't having the same rights so he stood up for what he believed in. This is what he did he - In the 1960s and beyond, Ali’s persuasive public performances played a pivotal role in radicalizing the civil rights movement as it evolved into twin forces: Black Power and anti-Vietnam war movements. Ali’s speeches and public antics unite messages of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, enabling audiences to re-envision historical evidence such as press conferences, speeches, posters, and photographs from the civil rights era.
Website i used to get this information was-
"Muhammad Ali's Fighting Words for Justice." Muhammad Ali's Fighting Words for Justice. Accessed November 30, 2016. https://www.natcom.org/CommCurrentsArticle.aspx?id=1023.
Website i used to get this information was-
"Muhammad Ali's Fighting Words for Justice." Muhammad Ali's Fighting Words for Justice. Accessed November 30, 2016. https://www.natcom.org/CommCurrentsArticle.aspx?id=1023.