‘Cassius X’ captures the spiritual awakening of Muhammad Ali
Nov 19, 2020
2 minutes
Muhammad Ali will forever be an icon of the boxing world, but what is less known is his conversion to Islam. The dramatic evolution of his beliefs and the symbolic shifting of his name from Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. to Cassius X is the focus of Stuart Cosgrove's penetrating “Cassius X: The Transformation of Muhammad Ali.”
The story begins and ends in Miami; in 1963,
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