“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life”
- Muhammad Ali
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth”
- Muhammad Ali
“It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.”
- Muhammad Ali
Featured Interviews:
Interview with Mrs. Michelle Barnes
Date of Interview: February 27, 2015
Location of Interview: 4101 San Jacinto St, Houston, TX 77004
Interviewer: MC (Malachi Crawford)
Videographer: Malachi Crawford
Interview with Rev. Ray Martin
Date of Interview: July 7, 2015
Location of Interview: 3212 Dowling St., Houston, TX 77004
Interviewer: MC (Malachi Crawford)
Videographer: Malachi Crawford
Interview with Mike “The Truth” Jackson
Date of Interview: June 9, 2016
Location of Interview: 3553 Cullen Blvd. Houston, TX 77204
Interviewer: MJ (Mike Jackson)
Interview with Dr. James “Fred” Hofheinz
Date of Interview: December 14, 2016
Location of Interview: 3347 Cullen Blvd., Houston, TX 77204
Interviewer: MC (Malachi Crawford)
Videographer: Mariam Okafor Blankenship
About the program
This oral history project, recorded on high definition video for a general public and undergraduate academic audience, will examine the dramatic history, socio-economic impact, political influence and cultural relevance of Muhammad Ali's struggle to gain conscientious objector status and a ministerial exemption from participating in warfare on the history of civil rights and social protest in Houston, Texas. This program was made possible through the generous support of a major media grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate for the National Endowment for the Humanities.