Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL CHAPTER 2 TRAINING BEGINS CHAPTER 3 ENTER CASSIUS CLAY CHAPTER 4 PUNCHING UP AFTERWORD ATHLETE SNAPSHOT SOURCE NOTES GLOSSARY INDEX 4 28 29 29 30 31 10 14 24
4 CHAPTER 1 SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL Cassius Marcellus Clay was born on January 17 1942 in Louisville Kentucky Cassius was named after his father Cassius Clay Sr. had been named for an abolitionist politician from the 1800s Cassius's father was a sign and billboard painter His mother Odessa worked as a housekeeper for wealthy white families That'll be all for today Odessa Thank you The Clays weren't poor but they weren't rich either See you tomorrow then
MEN COLORED Cassius was born during the time of segregation in the United States Across the country Black people were made to live a separate life They could not attend school with white students They had to use separate bathrooms Services like restaurants and public transportation were divided COLORED GO TO BACK OF BUS WHITES ONLY
