On this day in 1967, legendary boxer and self-acclaimed ‘world’s greatest’ Muhammad Ali was convicted for refusing to be drafted to the United States Army. He was found guilty of violating the Selective Service laws and sentenced to five years in prison.
Citing his stern disapproval of the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War which was ongoing at that time as well as his religious beliefs, Ali refused to be inducted into the US Armed Forces to fight in the Vietnam War.
Identifying himself as a conscientious objector, Ali made the following statements on his refusal to serve:
He had his boxing license suspended and titles stripped of him by the New York State Athletic Commission as well as other boxing commissions as a result and was unable to obtain a boxing license for well over three years.
Ali’s conviction was however overturned by the Supreme Court on June 28, 1971, after it was previously upheld by a Court of Appeal. Keep in mind that he a free man even after his sentencing.
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