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Muhammad Ali: Boxer and Civil Rights Activist Lesson PlanMuhammad Ali: Boxer and Civil Rights Activist Lesson Plan
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Muhammad Ali: Boxer and Civil Rights Activist

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Many young people today know Muhammad Ali as the aging boxer who lit the torch at the 1996 Olympics. Introduce young historians to Ali the boxer, the Civil Rights activist, the war protestor, and the humanitarian with a powerful lesson sure to motivate all class members.

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Concepts

activism, social activism, muhammad ali, civil rights, civil rights leaders, the civil rights movement, olympic athletes, athletes, the vietnam war, islam, the five pillars of islam, segregation, dyslexia

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • If time permits, also show the portion of the interview with Michael Parkinson in which Muhammad Ali discusses Parkinson disease and the video of Ali lighting the torch at the 1996 Olympics

Classroom Considerations

  • The lesson may be assigned and shared through Google Classroom

Pros

  • Learners get to see Ali as a young man and gain an appreciation of his wit, his social conscience, and his range of interests

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.3.2 SL.4.2 SL.5.2 SL.6.2

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