But the Clays have been there for six generations—ever since their ancestors worked as slaves on the plantation of Cassius Marcellus Clay, who was Lincoln’s Minister to Russia. They like the ...

The childhood home of Muhammad Ali — born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. — has landed on the real estate market in Louisville, Kentucky, for $1.5 million. While that seems like quite a bit of ...

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, emerged from humble beginnings in Louisville, Kentucky, where he began boxing at the age of 12. His journey to greatness began when he won a gold medal ...

Bochetto and his business partner at the time renovated the frame house to how it looked when Ali — known then as Cassius Clay — lived there with his parents and younger brother. "You walk ...

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, rose from a poor family in segregated Louisville, Kentucky to international fame, winning three heavyweight boxing titles and becoming a civil rights ...

As the daughter of Cassius Marcellus Clay, the politician and emancipationist who worked for the abolition of slavery, she was inspired to fight for women’s rights after her father divorced her ...

For Ali, the name Cassius Clay was a name associated with the slave trade, even though he was named after his father who was named after Cassius Marcellus Clay, a 19th century abolitionist.

From the age of four until he was 18, Ali, then known as Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., lived at 3302 Grand Avenue in Louisville's Parkland neighborhood with his parents and younger brother.