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Old 04-16-2023, 06:08 PM   #33
JonInMiddleGA
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Originally Posted by Umbrella View Post

KY2 - Cassius M Clay. I'm thinking this has to be the guy Muhammad Ali was named after. (i)

Sorta, but not exactly.

Ali's father was also named Cassius, and he was named for the noted abolitionist. The eventual Ali was more simply named after his own father.
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