45 Years Ago Muhammad Ali Convicted Of Violating Selective Service Laws

Today In Black History: Muhammad Ali Convicted of Draft Evasion

Before he became known for "The Fight of the Century" with undefeated champion Joe Frazier and his "Rumble in the Jumble" with George Foreman, Muhammad Ali, née Cassius Clay, had already made headlines: He was convicted and sentenced on June 20, 1967, to five years in prison and fined $10,000 for violating Selective Service laws for refusing to be drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

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