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I said, 'Oh, I know. If the white folks is in Heaven too, then the black angels were in the kitchen, preparing the milk and honey.'

Muhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali
Age: 74 †
Born: 1942
Born: January 17
Died: 2016
Died: June 3
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Professional Boxer
Louisville
Kentucky
Cassius Clay
Cassius Marcellus Clay
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The Greatest
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