![]() ![]() Ali's mother, Odessa Grady Clay, worked on occasion as a household domestic. In a society where it was often believed that might makes right, "white" was synonymous with both.Īli's father, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr., supported a wife and two sons by painting billboards and signs. ![]() Growing up in Louisville, the best on the socio-economic ladder most black people realistically could hope for was to become a clergyman or a teacher at an all-black public school. They raked manure in the backstretch at Churchill Downs and cleaned other people's homes. Louisville was a city with segregated public facilities, noted for the Kentucky Derby, mint juleps and other reminders of Southern aristocracy.īlacks were the servant class in Louisville. ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬassius Marcellus Clay Jr., as Muhammad Ali was once known, was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on Jan. ![]()
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