Muhammad Ali Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; January 17, 1942) Appearing for his scheduled induction into the U.S. Armed Forces on April 28, 1967 in Houston, refused three times to step forward at the call of his name. After being warned he was committing a felony punishable by five years in prison and a fine of $10,000. Ali Once more refused to step forward when his name was called. As a result, he was arrested and the New York State Athletic Commission suspended his boxing license and stripped him of his title.

Title: [Muhammad Ali, bust portrait] / World Journal Tribune photo by Ira Rosenberg. Creator(s): Rosenberg, Ira, photographer. Date Created / Published: 1967. Medium: 1 photographic print. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-115435 (b&w film copy neg.)

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This photograph is a work for hire created prior to 1968 by a staff photographer at New York World-Telegram & Sun. It is part of a collection donated to the Library of Congress. Per the deed of gift, New York World-Telegram & Sun dedicated to the public all rights it held for the photographs in this collection upon its donation to the Library. Thus, there are no known restrictions on the usage of this photograph.

Call Number: NYWTS - BIOG--Clay, Cassius -- Boxer -- Portraits [P&P] [P&P] Notes: * NYWT&S staff photo. * New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection. Subjects: * Ali, Muhammad,--1942- Format: * Photographic prints--1960-1970. * Portrait photographs--1960-1970. Collections: * Miscellaneous Items in High Demand