Muhammad Ali: Behind the star athlete who marked a new era in political activism

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We lost Muhammad Ali on Friday, a man whose impact went far beyond his sport. Ali was a militant voice in a debate over what it meant to be black and live in America. Writing in his autobiography, Ali said he wanted to be remembered “as a man who never looked down on those who looked up to him, and who helped as many people as he could.” He was 74

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