What Was Muhammad Ali Motivation

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My person is Muhammad Ali and what motivated him was his goal to create equality among all people. Muhammad Ali fought extremely hard during the civil rights movement and many people owe everything to him. He also succeeded more than any boxer and what made that so unique was that a black man could have so much fame. He was looked up to my children, adults, young girls, and many young boys who wanted to be the next Muhammad Ali. He was an inspiration for change.

Muhammad Ali was loved by his peers. Malcolm X, a fellow Civil Rights activists said that “Muhammad has captured the imagination and support of the entire dark world”. Muhammad was an inspiration not only in the ring but in the way he lived his everyday life. Many Civil Rights

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