So who was the original Cassius Clay? The simple answer is that he was a prominent abolitionist politician in the mid-1800s. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and was appointed ...

Cassius Marcellus Cornelius Clay is named for a distant relative, a 19th century American politician and abolitionist. Growing up, he attended elite schools; Dexter School in Brookline, Mass ...

Cassius Clay was known as the greatest because of how he dominated in the boxing ring, but it was his personal and spiritual transformation that led him to become the icon known as Muhammad Ali. A ...

MSU historian’s book explores complex legacy of Cassius Marcellus Clay Contact: Sarah Nicholas STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University administrator and faculty member reckons with the ...

At 6 ft. 3 in., Cassius was a full three inches taller than London, and he had an advantage of seven inches in reach. Clay amused himself by reddening London’s nose with light jabs in the first ...