Truth is, Ali’s father—Cassius Marcellus Clay ... Cassius Clay was the name of an emancipator, and Muhammad Ali was the name of a free man. Historians explain how the past informs the present ...

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 ...

CASSIUS Marcellus Clay Jr, better known as Muhammad Ali ... sting like a bee” became as infamous as the man himself. Ali was more than a boxer, however. He was a very outspoken proponent ...