One of the conflict’s fiercest touchstones was the draft, which brought the war right into the nation’s backyard. As it grew, so did the debate surrounding it: For many Americans, it became an ...

Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, entered the combative ring of politics and culture by refusing ...

In 1967 Muhammad Ali famously refused to be drafted into the Vietnam War, citing religious and moral objections. Ali's refusal led to his arrest, the stripping of his boxing titles, and a ban from ...

Less well known today: in 1971, he almost fought Muhammad Ali. Ali had been forced out of boxing when he refused the draft during the height of the Vietnam War and coming back against Chamberlain ...

Muhammad Ali transcended boxing to become ... As the Vietnam War escalated in the 1960s, the United States implemented a ...