Click on link to hear NPR tribute for Muhammad Ali
Frank Jackman comment:
Maybe a paraphrase says it best about Muhammed Ali (born
Cassius Clay, a slave name which he had much greater cause to shed than those
of his near contemporaries in the generation of ’68 who took monikers for kicks-“no
Viet Cong ever called me nigger” (yeah it’s not wise to not use the “n” word but
let’s keep the historical record straight this is what the righteous brother said,
said true). Ali may be remembered for many things good, bad and indifferent but
for standing up, straight up, and refusing induction into the American imperial
war machine in that damn Vietnam war that knocked a lot of us off balance he
deserves all honor. Muhammed Ali, presente.
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