Who Is Cassius Marcellus Clay and what did he do that was controversial?

Question: Who Is Cassius Marcellus Clay and what did he do that was controversial!?
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Cassius Marcellus Clay, nicknamed "The Lion of White Hall" was an abolitionist from Madison County, Kentucky, and a second cousin of famous politician Henry Clay!.

After witnessing injustice to his best friends, both slaves, a teenage Clay vowed that one day all slaves would be free!. He worked tirelessly toward that goal, eventually as a Kentucky state representative and a founder of the Republican Party!. The personal cost was high: he was the target of assassination plots and his young son was murdered in an attempt by wealthy slaveowners to silence the abolitionist!. Through helping to create an anti-slavery newspaper and founding an interracial college, Clay joined others in the cause of abolitionism!.
Clay donated land and founded the town of Berea, where he established an interracial school called Berea College in 1885!.

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Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr!., is a retired American boxer and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion and winner of an Olympic Light-heavyweight gold medal!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Cassius Clay won an Olympic gold medal for the USA as a heavyweight boxer, which made him a hero of sorts!. He then joined the Nation of Islam, a Black Nationalist religion, changing his name to Muhammad Ali!. He also opposed the war in Vietnam!. Both actions were very unpopular with the majority of Americans!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Muhammad(sp!?) was the best heavy weight boxer that I or anyone else had ever seen since Joe Louis!. He was controversial because he knew it and was quick to point it out to anyone who didn't know it!.

He was a great boxer with a big mouth and a tremedous ego!. So what else is new!? Look at the sports scene today and you'll see the same thing with basketball players and football players!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

aka Muhammad Ali, a terrific boxer with a quick wit!. He converted to Islam, and he also resisted being drafted, and was convicted of draft evasion!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

He was actually jailed for draft-dodging, I'm not sure that's clear from the above!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Ever heard of Muhammad Ali!? Just do the research and you will find plentyWww@QuestionHome@Com