In 1966 Muhammad Ali refused induction into the U.S. Army as a conscientious objector, citing his Muslim faith and objection to the Vietnam War. The stand cost him his heavyweight title and his boxing license and nearly sent him to prison, at the height of his career.
Howard L. Bingham, Ali’s longtime photographer and friend, and journalist Max Wallace trace the five-year legal battle that followed. Ali later called it a tougher fight than facing Liston, Frazier, or Foreman. Illustrated with Bingham’s own photographs, the book documents how the Louisville-born champion’s defiance reshaped the era’s debates over race, religion, and dissent.
Published 2012
288 pages
$16.95