So who was the original Cassius Clay? The simple answer is that he was a prominent abolitionist politician in the mid-1800s. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and was appointed ...

CASSIUS M. CLAY'S SPEECH. The meeting at. Share full article. Oct. 8, 1862. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from October 8, 1862, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

Cassius M. Clay Again. Share full article. March 14, 1863. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from March 14, 1863, Page 4 Buy Reprints. View on ...

Wednesday, November 19, 2003 Cassius Clay "Shocks The World" By Larry Schwartz Special to ESPN.com. Feb. 25, 1964. Few give 22-year-old Cassius Clay much of a chance to dethrone heavyweight champ ...

MATTOON -- Guest speaker Robert Sterling discussed 19th century soldier and abolitionist Cassius Clay's connections to Coles County during the Mattoon Rotary Club meeting on July 21.

But CASSIUS CLAY's position in Kentucky places us, we confess, in a somewhat awkward dilemma. Here is a man who speaks out upon Slavery with as much frankness as any Northern Free-Soiler.

Cassius M. Clay at the Capitol at Frankfort. Share full article. Jan. 23, 1860. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from January 23, 1860, Page 4 Buy ...

CASSIUS M. CLAY ON CATTLE. Share full article. Feb. 24, 1860. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from February 24, 1860, Page 2 Buy Reprints.