Let’s remember when Muhammad Ali came to UW, on this day in 1968 (May 30)
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1 min readMay 30, 2019
It’s always notable when Seattle is visited by royalty, and such, the Greatest came through town 51 years ago today on a speaking tour.
As HistoryLink said:
On May 30, 1968, Muhammad Ali (b. 1942), world heavyweight boxing champion, speaks at the University of Washington as part of the Memorial Day Vietnam Convocation.
Ali announces, “The American Negro must be given an education that will give him knowledge about him and his race,” but says little about the war in Vietnam. He discusses racial problems in the U.S., Islam, love, hate, and a variety of other topics. Ali is visiting the UW as part of a tour of U.S. college campuses where he is a popular speaker.
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