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We black people, as a whole, are at war we'll say with the white power structure. Not physically, but we have definite protests to win the battle.

Muhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali
Age: 74 †
Born: 1942
Born: January 17
Died: 2016
Died: June 3
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Cassius Marcellus Clay
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