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ON THIS DAY: 250 Years Of Black America

Claiming the greatest of all time started with heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali. Ali was a GOAT in the boxing ring and in everyday life. He stood on business in his refusal to be drafted into the U.S. military

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to fight America’s war against Vietnam, doing so resulted in a five-year prison sentence in 1967. However, on June 28, 1971, Ali’s conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court
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