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Muhammad Ali: Can the Greatest of All Time Speak to Our Time?
By holding up the life of Muhammad Ali, Ken Burns seems to be asking us pressing questions: can we maintain our principles and move from outspoken and oppositional to loving…
Elizabeth Stice
October 6, 2021
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