Yeah, Africa's my home. Damn America and what America thinks. Yeah, I live in America; but, Africa's the home of the black man. And I was a slave 400 years ago and I'm going back home to fight among my brothers. Yeah!

Muhammad Ali

When We Were Kings

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Topic

Race relations Black identity Africa

Speaker

Muhammad Ali

Source

When We Were Kings

Medium

Film

Genre

Documentary (film) Sports (film) Sports

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

When We Were Kings. Directed by Leon Gast, Polygram/Image Entertainment Inc./Gramercy Pictures, 1996.

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Topic
Boxing
Speaker
Muhammad Ali
Source
CBS
Medium
Interview
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Ali, Muhammad. Interviewed by Bob Halloran, CBS, c. 25 Feb. 1964.