Muhammad Ali

Resource Information

The work Muhammad Ali represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Oshkosh Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Muhammad Ali

Statement of responsibility

Florentine Films and WETA Washington DC production ; producers, Sarah Burns, David McMahon, Ken Burns ; authors, David McMahon, Sarah Burns ; directors, Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon

Contributor

• McMahon, David, 1976-
• Burns, Sarah, 1982-
• Burns, Ken, 1953-
• PBS Distribution (Firm)
• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• David, Keith

Broadcaster

• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Film director

• McMahon, David, 1976-
• Burns, Sarah, 1982-
• Burns, Ken, 1953-

Film producer

• McMahon, David, 1976-
• Burns, Sarah, 1982-

Narrator

• David, Keith

Publisher

• PBS Distribution (Firm)

Screenwriter

• Burns, Sarah, 1982-
• McMahon, David, 1976-

Subject

• Political activists -- Biography
• African American boxers -- Biography
• Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016
• Biographical television programs
• Boxers (Sports) -- Biography
• Documentary television programs

Genre

• Biography
• Biographical television programs
• Documentary television programs

Language

eng

Summary

He was one of the best-known men of the 20th Century, a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who captivated millions of fans throughout the world with his mesmerizing combination of speed, grace, and power in the ring, and charm and playful boasting outside of it. At the height of his fame, he took American life, the racial prejudices, the religious biases, the role of celebrities, the role of sports in society, and refashioned it in his image. His brazen outspokenness and unsurpassed boxing skills made him a heroic symbol of black masculinity to African Americans across the country, yet at times he seemed to take pride in humiliating his black opponents. In an age of sit-ins and freedom rides aimed at ending segregation, his deep ties to the Nation of Islam, a black nationalist organization that preached separation, made him, for a time, among the most feared and reviled men in the country. At the peak of his ability, he bravely sacrificed his career by refusing to go to war in Vietnam, and though he was condemned for it, Muhammad Ali would later be celebrated as a principled pacifist

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Dewey number

796.83092

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Intended audience

Rating: Not rated

Language note

English or Spanish dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)

LC call number

GV1132.A44

LC item number

M85 2021

PerformerNote

Narrator: Keith David

Runtime

480

Technique

live action