Cassius Marcellus Clay

Not the boxer, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, who became Muhammad Ali upon his conversion to Islam, nor his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr, but the Kentucky state representative who fought for the abolition of slavery, often at the risk of his life, and despite coming from a family of slave-owners.



Original B&W photo.

 

Henry Cooper vs. Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali

I'm not sure when this picture was taken. These two had two fights. One was in 1963, before the name change, and the other was in 1966, after Clay had joined the Nation of Islam, and become Muhammad Ali.


Original B&W photo