The Next 400: Ohio Historical Marker unveiled at Cleveland Browns Stadium for ‘Muhammad Ali Summit’
CLEVELAND, Ohio - On Sunday, June 4, 1967 in Cleveland, Ohio there was a gathering of some of the nation’s top athletes and a politician.The press meeting, now called the Ali Summit. In attendance were Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, John Wooten, Curtis McClinton, Sidney Williams, Bobby Mitchell, Jim Shorter, Willie Davis, Walter Beach III, Carl Stokes, Lorenzo Ashley, Bill Russell and Lew Alcindor . Held Sunday, June 4, 1967 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Many say, the meeting, called “The Cleveland Summit” was a defining moment that changed the trajectory of how athletes handled the intersection of sports, race, religion, politics and patriotism in this country forever.“In that year 1967, Martin Luther King denounced the Vietnam War for the first time and he did that in his speech. And then a few months later, Muhammad Ali, was to be inducted into the armed forces, and he refused to step forward.
Ali told the world his decision in a press conference the next day with all of the men surrounding him. On June 4, 1967, 12 Black men convened in Cleveland, Ohio to support Muhammad Ali's decision not to enter the military draft for the Vietnam War. It became famously known as "The Cleveland Summit."On June 4, 1967, 12 Black men convened in Cleveland, Ohio to support Muhammad Ali's decision not to enter the military draft for the Vietnam War. It became famously known as "The Cleveland Summit.
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