Ali, Parks & X: The Fight for Change
Follow Muhammad Ali's journey throughout the 1960s and 1970s, witnessing the passing of the civil rights movement, the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Watch Ali's relationships blossom with some of the greatest figureheads of that African American generation. The work of this revolutionary cohort continues into modern-day media, art, and politics.
Follow Muhammad Ali's journey throughout the 1960s and 1970s, witnessing the passing of the civil rights movement, the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Watch Ali's relationships blossom with some of the greatest figureheads of that African American generation. The work of this revolutionary cohort continues into modern-day media, art, and politics.
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