パブリックスクールさんのインスタグラム写真 - (パブリックスクールInstagram)「One of our favorite activists of all time. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., in 1942, Ali had become an international celebrity after winning a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Over the next few years, he achieved prodigious success as a professional and then took the world heavyweight title from Sonny Liston in a dramatic ﬁght in 1964. Soon after, inspired by his friendship with Black Muslim leaders Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali, thus becoming the center of an intense national controversy. He was castigated for anti-white sentiments and for declaring himself a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War (on grounds that his religion forbade him to ﬁght in this conﬂict). Amid the uproar, Parks met Ali in Miami, where the champ was training. Accompanying him to London for his next ﬁght, Parks crafted a psychological portrait of Ali that most Americans might never have imagined. While Ali came off as supremely conﬁdent, even arrogant, in his public appearances, Parks bore witness to his courtesy and charm. “The Redemption of the Champion” sought to rehabilitate Ali’s image by showing the human side of the smooth-talking ﬂeet-footed boxer. It contained anecdotes about Ali’s patience, and quotations that revealed his concern for the opinion of others, especially the African-Americans who lionized him. Willing to sacrifice everything for his beliefs Ali set the blueprint for other athletes turned activists like Jim Brown and of course @kaepernick7 to use their platform to speak out against injustice. Photos courtesy of @gordonparksfoundation」8月5日 2時04分