In June 1967, he was sentenced for five years and fined $10,000 after he was found guilty of draft evasion, a deliberate choice not to obey the military conscription policies of one's nation. This decision was reversed later in 1971. (Pictured) A group of top African American athletes gather to support Ali on June 4, 1967. Front row, L-R: Bill Russell, Ali, Jim Brown and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Standing L-R: Carl Stokes, Walter Beach, Bobby Mitchell, Sid Williams, Curtis McClinton, Willie Davis, Jim Shorter and John Wooten.
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