Muhammad Ali Refuses Vietnam Draft

At the height of the Vietnam War, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali refused to serve in the U.S. Armed Services, declaring that he would not go to war. In response, authorities stripped him of his world title and revoked his passport, and he faced a possible five-year prison term. Explaining his stance, Ali said, "I ain't got no quarrel with those Vietcong. They never called me n****r."

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