As the first book by scholars on the significance of his life and times, Muhammad Ali, the People's Champ is a fresh reassessment of the place of a giant sports idol and the role he has played in American history.
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"Essential reading... A great book." -- The Historian. "Offers real insight into the Ali phenomenon; and the essays are interesting from a purely historical standpoint, for Ali is one of the most compelling figures, socially and politically, of the 20th century." -- San Francisco Review of Books
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In saluting Michael Jordan as Sports Illustrated's sportsman of the year for 1991, David Halberstam called Jordan " A Hero for the Wired World," declaring that "in the satellite age, Michael Jordan has become the global star of a global show." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
new black athlete, refusing induction, black athletes, conscientious objector status, white athletes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Muhammad Ali, New York, Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad, United States, Sports Illustrated, Cassius Clay, African Americans, Joe Louis, Muhammad Speaks, Floyd Patterson, Jack Johnson, Martin Luther King, Sonny Liston, Sugar Ray, Vietnam War, Mark Kram, Black Muslims, Wide World of Sports, World War, Herbert Muhammad, Supreme Court, Jack Olsen, Joe Frazier, Michael Jordan New!
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In saluting Michael Jordan as Sports Illustrated's sportsman of the year for 1991, David Halberstam called Jordan " A Hero for the Wired World," declaring that "in the satellite age, Michael Jordan has become the global star of a global show." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
new black athlete, refusing induction, black athletes, conscientious objector status, white athletes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Muhammad Ali, New York, Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad, United States, Sports Illustrated, Cassius Clay, African Americans, Joe Louis, Muhammad Speaks, Floyd Patterson, Jack Johnson, Martin Luther King, Sonny Liston, Sugar Ray, Vietnam War, Mark Kram, Black Muslims, Wide World of Sports, World War, Herbert Muhammad, Supreme Court, Jack Olsen, Joe Frazier, Michael Jordan New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times by Thomas Hauser on 9 pages
- Message to the Blackman in America by Elijah Muhammad on 5 pages
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- Manly Art by Elliott J. Gorn in Front Matter, page 67, and Back Matter
- Black Manhattan by James Weldon Johnson on page 81, page 86, and page 176
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