The Inspiring Story Of The ‘Original’ Cassius Clay After Whom Muhammad Ali Was Named
Despite the fact that Cassius Clay was named after a prominent abolitionist, Muhammad Ali disliked the term. When Muhammad Ali, the great and enigmatic boxer, said he didn’t use the word Cassius Clay anymore, he explained that it had been a “slave name” until 1964. Ali, in typical defiant fashion, severing connections with the name … Read more