An inspiring biography of Muhammad Ali from the legendary Walter Dean
Myers, reissued under Scholastic Focus for a new generation.
From his childhood in the segregated South to his final fight with
Parkinson's disease, Muhammad Ali never backed down. He was banned from
boxing during his prime because he refused to fight in Vietnam. He
became a symbol of the antiwar movement -- and a defender of civil
rights. As "The Greatest," he was a boxer of undeniable talent and
courage. He took the world by storm -- only Ali could "float like a
butterfly, sting like a bee!"Muhammad Ali: Olympic gold medalist, former
heavyweight champion, and one of the most influential people of all
time.