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Muhammad Ali Is Found Guilty of Refusing the Draft

Season 1 Episode 2 | 2m 39s

An all-white Houston jury found Muhammad Ali guilty of refusing the draft. He was sentenced to five years in prison and fined $10,000. His lawyers filed an appeal. Though he remained free during this time, he was stripped of his title and was not allowed to box. Still, he expressed that going into service would be against his faith and the teachings of Islam.

Corporate funding for MUHAMMAD ALI was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by David M. Rubenstein. Major funding was also provided by The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by The Better Angels Society and by its members Alan and Marcia Docter; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tudor Jones; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Gilchrist and Amy Berg; The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation, The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Foundation and The Augusta Brown Holland Philanthropic Foundation; Perry and Donna Golkin; John and Leslie McQuown; John and Catherine Debs; Fred and Donna Seigel; Susan and John Wieland; Stuart and Joanna Brown; Diane and Hal Brierley; Fiddlehead Fund; Rocco and Debby Landesman; McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Mauree Jane and Mark Perry; and Donna and Richard Strong.
Extras
When Ali was drafted for Vietnam, many questioned whether he would accept the induction.
Muhammad Ali returns from exile and twice faces his greatest rival, Joe Frazier.
Muhammad Ali brings to life the boxing champion who became an inspiration across the globe
Muhammad Ali shocks the world by defeating George Foreman and becomes world famous.
Muhammad Ali is banished from boxing for refusing induction into the Army.
Cassius Clay rises from boastful amateur boxer to contender for the heavyweight title.
Critics agree Muhammad Ali is can't-miss television.
Muhammad Ali takes on Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
Twelve-year-old Cassius Clay participated in his first amateur fight.
Muhammad Ali arrives to praise in Kinshasa where he would soon fight George Foreman.