Muhammad Ali “Victory Speech”

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A black and white photograph of Muhammad Ali giving a speech after winning a boxing match in Atlanta in 1970. Ali is pictured standing, just to the left of the center of the image. He wears boxing shorts and has white towels draped over his shoulders. His head is bent and he is speaking into a microphone held by a man, sportscaster Tom Harmon, in a suit to Ali's proper right. On the other side of the boxer, Ali's corner man and speechwriter Drew "Bundini" Brown is turned in profile to the camera, his proper left hand placed on Ali's chest. Jesse Jackson is visible between this man and Ali; he is looking down. A number of other individuals surround this small group on all sides, including a photographer snapping a photo, but their faces aren't visible.

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