They Should Have Suspected Clay Was Race Conscious

[bijanc]

Note the line about working in an elevator or washing windows and "knowing my place" saying "yes suh" or "no suh": (SI the week before the first Liston bout and the announcement of his NOI membership):

http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ ... /index.htm

[marknhj]

Re: They Should Have Suspected Clay Was Race Conscious

Note the line about working in an elevator or washing windows and "knowing my place" saying "yes suh" or "no suh": (SI the week before the first Liston bout and the announcement of his NOI membership):

http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ ... /index.htm

Despite being on this board, I assumed the article was about Bryan and thought, uh oh.... :shock:

[tandfman]

Re: They Should Have Suspected Clay Was Race Conscious

Despite being on this board, I assumed the article was about Bryan and thought, uh oh.... :shock:

I had the same reaction.

[Kevin Richardson]

Interstingly, he was named after Cassius Marcellus Clay, a white abolitionist from Madison County, Kentucky. The original Clay was a firebrand who fought several duels for his belief in abolishing slavery, and a few more for his attention to the ladies. By far, my favorite historical figure from the Civil War era. :wink:

[bijanc]

Feats of Clay

The original Cassius Clay helped found Berea College.

[Kevin Richardson]

Dude, that is my alma mater! Nice to know that someone else knows it exists.

[jazzcyclist]

45 years ago today, Cassius Clay, soon to be known as Muhammad Ali, shook up the world.

[Pego]

45 years ago today, Cassius Clay, soon to be known as Muhammad Ali, shook up the world.

He wasn't too shabby nearly 49 years ago in Rome already. I was impressed, for sure.