Birth Name:
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
Birth Place:
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
What Race or Ethnicity?:
African American and Irish
Muhammad Ali is a legendary boxer and considered the greatest heavyweight fighter in the history of the sport. He is the descendant of pre-Civil War era American slaves in the South. An article from the BBC states that Ali had an Irish great grandfather named Abe Grady who married an African American woman in the 1860s.
Source:
- http://www.wargs.com/other/ali.html
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/1810535.stm
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Muhammad Ali has Irish heritage who would of taught.
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That’s why we call it black irish haha this is one of my favorite black men. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqiWFLsgVi4
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It seems like almost every American, has some extent of Irish ancestry.
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i am spanish english and irish
my great great grandfather was irish from co. armagh ireland
ali is two times more irish then me i know that still proud of my celtic irish ancestors
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Abe Grady, his great grandfather was from Ennis, Co. Clare in Ireland.
Check out this video of his Irish ‘homecoming’ :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRwiSqNwD2A&feature=related
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nice vid thanks!
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So Y Don’t You Put Irish Also?
He Also Has English Ancestry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali
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Thanks Ethnic!
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