Photographic print of Muhammad Ali training at the 5th Street Gym
date: label: Date
content: 1971
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Satterwhite, American
label: Subject of
content: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Dundee's 5th St. Gym, American, 1950 - 1983
notes: label: Caption
content: In 1967, the New York State Athletic Commission suspended Muhammad Ali’s boxing license in response to his refusal to be inducted into the draft on the grounds of his religious beliefs as a minister of Islam. Ali successfully took the Commission to court, claiming discrimination in violation of his rights under the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This photograph documents his time in the 5th Street Gymnasium in 1971, soon after his license was reinstated. According to Miami sports journalist Roy Firestone, Ali was training for his March 8, 1971 match against Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden that was billed as “The Fight of the Century.”
label: Description
content: A photographic print of Muhammad Ali training in the 5th Street Gym in Miami. The photograph features Ali shirtless and wearing Everlast boxing shorts. His tapped right hand punches up towards a speed bag, while his tapped left hand is in a fist at his chest. Onlookers and other trainees are visible in the background. The back of the photograph has copyright and photographer information.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Broadcaster Roy Firestone
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.35.3
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Al Satterwhite, Courtesy of Fahey Klein Gallery, Los Angeles
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 16 15/16 × 11 5/16 in. (43 × 28.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 19 1/16 × 12 15/16 in. (48.4 × 32.9 cm)