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IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Muhammad Ali

The life and career of the legendary Heavyweight Boxing champion Muhammad Ali is explored on a PBS biography series, IN THEIR OWN WORDS.
Courtesy of Howard Bingham
The life and career of the legendary Heavyweight Boxing champion Muhammad Ali is explored on a PBS biography series, IN THEIR OWN WORDS.

Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Friday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand

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IN THEIR OWN WORDS is a three-part series that profiles key figures in history by using their most memorable quotes to frame their life stories. The films follow Queen Elizabeth II, Muhammad Ali and Jim Henson.

The life and career of the legendary Heavyweight Boxing champion Muhammad Ali is explored on a PBS biography series, IN THEIR OWN WORDS.
Courtesy of Howard Bingham
The life and career of the legendary Heavyweight Boxing champion Muhammad Ali is explored on a PBS biography series, IN THEIR OWN WORDS.

Follow Muhammad Ali’s path from a gym in Louisville to boxing successes, conversion to Islam, opposition to the draft, exile from the ring, comeback fights, Parkinson’s disease and his inspirational re-emergence at the Atlanta Olympics.

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