Muhammad Ali ... Floyd Patterson. Ali's career came to a halt in 1967 after he refused to join the military due to his religious beliefs and opposition to the Vietnam War. After Ali's refusal ...

Muhammad Ali was ... that tells the story of his resistance. Ali had been classified as 1-Y (registrant qualified for service only in time of war or national emergency) in 1964 because of his ...

When Ali was drafted for Vietnam, many questioned whether he would accept the induction. Prior to his match against Foley, Ali received news he had been drafted to fight in Vietnam. When Ali ...

Students protesting the Vietnam War ... s Skeleton and Roses poster. Another image shows boxer Muhammad Ali addressing civil rights and anti-war activists from a podium in San Francisco.

is that Ali refused induction not out of principle but from fear of disobeying Elijah Muhammad, who had stipulated that the champ not serve in a ‘white man’s war,’" Paul Beston wrote in an ...