Images: AP/Everett Collection Composite: Mark Kelly Start with a towering figure who contributed significantly to the cause of liberation and union, Cassius Marcellus Clay. Born in 1810 ...

Truth is, Ali’s father—Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr.—was named after a Kentucky slave owner turned abolitionist. The original Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810-1903), nicknamed Cash, was the son of ...

Houston — Cassius Marcellus Clay, 25, who began the day as heavyweight boxing champion of the world, refused induction into the Army Friday. He faces imprisonment and a fine, but legal sparring ...

The result of Breeding's two-year project is Cassius Marcellus Clay: An Audacious American, a fast-paced film that combines still images and monologue performances by 13 actors, including six from ...

"The object is to strike and not be struck." Rudy's manager is Cassius Marcellus Clay, the father of the boxing brothers. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our ...

On October 19, 1810, Green Clay, cousin of former Senator Henry Clay, and Sally Lewis welcomed their son, Cassius Marcellus Clay, into the world. Little did they know how colorful a character ...

A records search by USA TODAY Sports indicates Muhammad Ali never legally changed his name from Cassius Clay — and lived in an era when he didn’t have to. Officials in Kentucky, where Ali was ...

Goodwin reminds us that Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. and his father were named for a Kentucky abolitionist who freed slaves he inherited and paid them wages. Neither he nor Cabell want us to find ...

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI") ELI GOREE: (As Cassius Clay) Yes, Cassius Marcellus Clay is the new heavyweight champion of the world, boy. LESLIE ODOM JR: (As Sam Cooke) Yes, he is.