Jackie Robison vs Ali Essay - 1640 Words

Jack Roosevelt â€Å"Jackie Robinson† Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr â€Å"Muhammad Ali† Muhammad Ali once said, Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesnt matter which color does the hating. Its just plain wrong.† Muhammad Ali stood for the common black man, so did Jackie Robinson. Both of these men were professional athletes, two different sports, baseball and boxing, were changed forever because of these men. They both broke segregation barriers not only in their profession but also outside the field and ring. Both these men had some similarities but overall had more differences whether it was their profession, who they were influenced by, or their involvement with war. Jackie Robinson was the first African-American†¦show more content†¦While boarding a bus Jackie Robinson had refused to sit in the back, because of this he was ruled court marshaled. He was token into custody but was found innocent by President Truman. While Martin Luther King Jr did not support the war, Jackie Robinson did, he wrote to President Johnson to let him know that he has the support of Jackie Robinson and many other African-Americans. Jackie Robinson was in full support of the war, but Muhammad Ali was not, in fact Muhammad Ali refused to go to war in 1966, he had failed his qualifying test but was later revised and was changed into class 1A, which meant he was now eligible for the draft. When he was notified of the change he declared that he would refuse to serve in the United States Army and publicly considered himself a conscientious objector, which meant he could not go to war because of his religious stance. Ali stated that War is against the teachings of th e Holy Quran. Im not trying to dodge the draft. We are not supposed to take part in no wars unless declared by Allah or The Messenger. We dont take part in Christian wars or wars of any unbelievers. Ali also famously said in 1966: I aint got no quarrel with them Viet Cong ... They never called me nigger.† His refusal of going to war was made into a huge dilemma, it went on to be a supreme court case, â€Å"Clay vs United States†. The day of his induction into the U.S armed forces on