From Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali, everybody else started turning to Muslim. "My name is...
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Leon Spinks:
After Ali changed it [his name] Leon Spinks:
from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali, everybody else started turning to Muslim. "My name is Cooly Clala Cleely or Hooly Hooly or Walla Walla." What the fuck is that? Well, my name's Leon and there ain't nothing white about that. So what the hell?
After Ali changed it [his name] Leon Spinks:
from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali, everybody else started turning to Muslim. "My name is Cooly Clala Cleely or Hooly Hooly or Walla Walla." What the fuck is that? Well, my name's Leon and there ain't nothing white about that. So what the hell?
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Cassius Clay was my slave name.
I'm no longer a slave.
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What the fuck is that?
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When he really met Malcolm X,
Malcolm X was filled with it.
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He fed him some social science.
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Fed him some political science.
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And, of course, gave him some history.
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And a bit of untruths
to paint the story that...
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"You are someone special.
You are the greatest."
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Malcolm X enlightened Ali in a lot of ways.
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When Ali talked,
a lot of times you could hear Malcolm.
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Black children should learn
about their own culture...
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not about England,
not about France, not about Rome.
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They should learn about Asia and Africa.
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They should learn
about their own black selves.
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Movie Summary
Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
