coleman D.buckeye

February 25, 1942 - still alive

introduction

3 Key qualities:

Takes action

Perseverance

Bravery

Ali Best known for: boxingand fighting and black rights. He persevered when he broke his

jaw and he also persevered in his life when things did not look so good.

I CHOSE THIS PERSON BECAUSE he is so agile.

"float like a butterfly and sting like a bee!!"

muhammad ali /cassius clay was aware that many black children didn't have the same priviledges as white children.

it affected the rest of his life. He did not like how african americans were treated by some white people.

Segregation laws were in place. black people were kept out of restaurants, schools and someneighborhoods.

Muhammed ali started boxing when he was 12 years old. his first fight was against the heavyweight champion of the world - sonny liston. he won the heavyweight title from joe frazier.

I think it was brave for muhammad Ali to get up at 4'o clock in the morning and go to a boxing match. he was also brave because he faced so many people and he didn't know what was going to happen to him.

what Ali wanted the most was a fight against the heavyweight champion of the world, sonny liston, but first he had to get liston's attention.

he painted a bus with words thatsaid..."We all love muhammad ali! liston willgo in 8''

ali also called him a " big ugly bear and a chump.

this made Liston furious and he agreed to thefight!!

i think that... ali could have used nicer words to get listons attention. but he got what he wanted!

when ali wanted to join the army the general called cassius clay, but ali would not answer to his birth/previous name "cassius clay."

i think ali had a strong mind because he was called by a slave name and his beliefs were against slavery. i also think it was brave of him to change his name.

ali and liston battled it out round after round. after the bell rang for round 7, ali and liston returned to their corners. liston sat down in the corner, spit out his mouth piece, and refused to fight.

i wonder if someone besides liston was behind the scene and paying him to lose. ali ran around the court yelling "i am the king! i am the king!" he went over to the fight organizers that predicted he was going to lose and said ""eat your words!'

I'm A change maker when i

worked hard and improved myself in math, which I love now. i also improved myself

in reading and writing which was hard for me

at first

I am similar to my change Maker because I

help my family and friends.I do my chores at home and I help my sister by teacher how to ride a

bike.

My Change maker is connected to jackie Robinson because...they changed sportsin apositiveway. They hel integrate sportsAuthor Talk

THe Story of Muhammed Ali

by Leslie garrett

Someonw who believes in themselves and persevere to fight for what they believe in.

A lawthat kepy blacks and whites seperate. blacks did not enjoy the same priveledges as

whites.