The early morning Malcolm X and Cassius Clay anticipated racism in America today

On February 25, 1964 Cassius Clay became the 22-year-old, surprisingly, the heavyweight boxing world champion when he defeated Sonny Liston, the title holder, a tough stone-fists, in Miami.

Clay had class, flair, and a great mouthful spreading cockiness.

But he was also a man aware of his influence and his destiny.

His friend Malcolm X witnessed the pugilistic evening and invited him that night to his motel room: Clay was about to announce his conversion to Islam, ...

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