The first book to bring to life the influential Friendship Between Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali In 1962, no one believed that the obnoxious Cassius Clay would ever become the heavyweight champion of the world.
An extraordinary narrative of love, betrayal, and violence, this story is a window into the lives of two of our greatest national icons, and the tumultuous period in American history that they helped to shape..
Based on previously untapped sources, Blood Brothers is the first book to offer an in-depth portrait of this complex bond.
Soon, however, their Friendship would sour, with disastrous and far-reaching consequences.
Malcolm secretly molded Clay into Muhammad Ali--a patriotic boxing star in public, and a radical reformer behind the scenes.
But Malcolm X saw the potential in Clay, not just for boxing greatness, but as a means of spreading the Nation of Islam\'s radical message.
The first book to bring to life the influential Friendship Between Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali In 1962, no one believed that the obnoxious Cassius Clay would ever become the heavyweight champion of the world