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Author:

Streissguth, Thomas, 1958-

Title:

Clay v. United States and how Muhammad Ali fought the draft : debating Supreme Court decisions / Tom Streissguth.

Publisher:

Enslow Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

112 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Ali, Muhammad,--1942---Trials, litigation, etc.--Juvenile literature.
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Conscientious objectors--History--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Draft--History--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Ali, Muhammad,--1942---Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)
Conscientious objectors.
African Americans--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p.109) and index.

Contents:

Defying the draft -- War in christianity and Islam -- The draft in the Twentieth Century -- Testing the draft in the Supreme Court -- Fighting the draft -- Prosecuting Muhammad Ali -- Arguing Clay v. United States -- After the decision -- Moot court : your turn to debate.

Summary:

Examines the prosecution of Muhammad Ali, the first three-time boxing Heavyweight Champion of the world, for refusing to serve in the Vietnam War.

Series:

Debating Supreme Court decisions

ISBN:

9780766023932
0766023931

LCCN:

2005019439

Locations:

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)