Foreign Frolics

MUHAMMAD ALI’S FIGHT AGAINST RACISM AND WAR

Date: June 17, 2016 - Foreign Frolics

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A FORTNIGHT last Friday marked the death of arguably the greatest and most beloved Black athlete in history: Muhammad Ali. No sport has exploited athletes, particularly Black athletes, quite like boxing.The very first boxers in America were African slaves. White slave owners would amuse themselves by forcing slaves to box to the death while wearing… Read more »

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