22 janv. 1966 - Black Muslims create a Muslim-dominated promotional group to deal with the ancillary revenues from Ali’s fights once the boxer ended his contract (nine months from expiration) with the Louisville Sponsoring Group. Boxing executives predicted and feared “a racist takeover of boxing” by a group with notorious reputation of resorting to violence to solve grievances.
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THESIS TIMELINE — Ali's life, Civil Rights, Vietnam War and more
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