Directions:
Read the slides and look out for questions to answer throughout the lesson. Remember to write the answers in complete sentences on a piece of paper or in your YGB Notebook!
Who was Cassius Clay and how old was he when he started boxing?
What was Muhammad Ali’s nickname and why?
3. How did Ali use poetry?
4. What happened to Muhammad Ali when he refused to fight in the Vietnam War?
5. Who is Laila Ali and how many fights did she win?
6. Why didn’t Muhammad Ali want Laila fighting?
7. What was the Memphis Sanitation Strike?
8. What is the Nation of Islam?
9. Define Black Nationalism.
10. Who was the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and how did his leadership grow the NOI?
11. Who was Malcolm X and why did he change his last name?
12. Who is the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and what did he say about peace and justice?
13. What organizations put together the Million Man March in 1995?
Check to make sure you answered all the questions!