Back to category: People Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Ali Some people viewed me as a hero. Some said that what I did was wrong. But everything I did was according to my conscience. I wasn’t trying to be a leader. I just wanted to be free.” Muhammad Ali made this statement at the conclusion of his lengthy battle with the United States over his conviction of refusing to submit to his induction into the Armed Forces. Ali’s actual conflict with the United States began in 1964 with his refusal to accept his induction into the Armed Forces, and ended in 1971 when the Supreme Court of the United States overturned their previous refusal of granting Ali conscientious objector status. However, to examine Ali’s struggles with the United States government, one must examine the factors that led Ali to making his decision to refuse his induction into the Armed Forces. These factors include growing up in a southern state, Ali’s thrust into the national spotlight, the social changes that took place in the 1950’s and ... Posted by: Andres Cisneros Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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