CASSIUS X: BECOMING ALI

Smithsonian Channel • Factual, Biography, Sports • 90 minutes

Premiere: February 20, 2023

On March 6, 1964, just 10 days after becoming heavyweight champion of the world, Cassius Clay officially changed his name to Muhammed Ali. While the news came as a shock to many, Ali's interest in Islam began five years earlier, before his gold ...

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Executive Producers

Alan Clements, Mick Mcavoy, Mark Thomas and Dan Wolf