Muhammad Ali Speaks at Tuskegee (1966)

Heavyweight Champion of the World Muhammad Ali speaks at Tuskegee in 1966 as a part of his college speaking tour.

Muhammad Ali at the Turkey Day Classic, Cramton Bowl-Montgomery, AL, 1966. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, Photographs Collection.

Muhammad Ali speaks to Tuskegee students about a variety of topics, including the Nation of Islam and Civil Rights. He is joined onstage by Tuskegee Coach Leroy Smith and Minister John Shabazz of the Nation of Islam. Edited audio file, for full version visit: https://library.artstor.org/#/collection/87730897;colId=87730897;size=72.

  • Date Created: 11-23-1966
  • Date Digitized: 06-11-2021 by Lesa Redmond
  • Creator: Muhammad Ali; Leroy Smith; John Shabazz
  • Subject: Nation of Islam; Civil Rights; sports
  • Format: MP3
  • Source: reel to reel
  • Rights: Tuskegee University Archives