April 28th...Muhammad Ali Refuses the Draft

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 114. This time we examine the year 1967 as Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the United States Army.

 

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Sources:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/on-this-day-ali-upsets-liston-and-shakes-up-the-world/ar-BB1e0t0o

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muhammad-Ali-boxer

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/muhammad-ali-refuses-army-induction

https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/06/muhammad-ali-vietnam/485717/

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ali-stripped-title-refusing-join-army-1967-article-1.2660321

https://newsone.com/2004942/muhammad-ali-refuses-to-join-army/

https://www.si.com/boxing/2020/04/28/this-day-sports-history-muhammad-ali-refuses-induction-army-stripped-title

 

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