Thesis During the 1960’s and 70’s the United States became involved in the Vietnam War which lasted over 2 decades. This war divided American society because some wanted to fight communism and others wanted the Vietnamese people to decide for themselves. Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam war highlighted the conflict in society over the Vietnam war. Ali thought it would be better to stay in jail than to go to the Vietnam war and kill innocent Vietnamese. He refused to compromise and he took his argument all the way to Supreme Court.
Starting Ali's career
It all started when Muhammad Ali was only 12 years of age. When his bike was stolen, young Ali quickly reported this to the police and told him he wanted to "beat the thief up". The policeman told him he would have to learn how to fight before picking fights with others. So that's exactly what Ali did. The little, inexperienced, and weak boy he once was became one of the most powerful and talented boxers in the US history.
Professional boxer
Muhammad Ali (AKA Cassius Clay) grew up to be …show more content…
His past wives were Lonnie Ali (1986-2016), Khalilah Ali (1967-1976), Veronica Porche Ali (1977-1986) and Sonji Roi (1964-1966). The great boxer had a total of 9 children (Laila Ali, Maryum Ali, Asaad Amin, Rasheda Ali, Hana Ali, Jamillah Ali, Muhammad Ali Jr. The Vietnam war (AKA "the second Indochina War" or "the resistance war against America"), a traumatic and cold blooded war (1945-1990). "Why are we in Vietnam?" The question was asked. Well, there were multiple reasons why United States soldiers were in Vietnam. The first reason was for the "sake of stability in France." It held an American plan for European security. They were also there to supply Japan with "southeast Asian substitutes" for the china trade that the United States had banned. Even If the Vietnam war has finally ended, United States still considers this Asian country an
Starting Ali's career
It all started when Muhammad Ali was only 12 years of age. When his bike was stolen, young Ali quickly reported this to the police and told him he wanted to "beat the thief up". The policeman told him he would have to learn how to fight before picking fights with others. So that's exactly what Ali did. The little, inexperienced, and weak boy he once was became one of the most powerful and talented boxers in the US history.
Professional boxer
Muhammad Ali (AKA Cassius Clay) grew up to be …show more content…
His past wives were Lonnie Ali (1986-2016), Khalilah Ali (1967-1976), Veronica Porche Ali (1977-1986) and Sonji Roi (1964-1966). The great boxer had a total of 9 children (Laila Ali, Maryum Ali, Asaad Amin, Rasheda Ali, Hana Ali, Jamillah Ali, Muhammad Ali Jr. The Vietnam war (AKA "the second Indochina War" or "the resistance war against America"), a traumatic and cold blooded war (1945-1990). "Why are we in Vietnam?" The question was asked. Well, there were multiple reasons why United States soldiers were in Vietnam. The first reason was for the "sake of stability in France." It held an American plan for European security. They were also there to supply Japan with "southeast Asian substitutes" for the china trade that the United States had banned. Even If the Vietnam war has finally ended, United States still considers this Asian country an