Muhammad Ali Was Wrong: Islam Enslaved Blacks for Centuries, Did Not Free Them

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/06/11/muhammad-ali-was-wrong-islam-enslaved-blacks-for-centuries-did-not-free-them/

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by Tom Tancredo11 Jun 20161,680

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With Muhammad Ali’s funeral this week, our country has just finished a week-long commemoration of mythological proportions.

The nation’s news media and cultural elite spoke with one voice in proclaiming Ali “the Greatest,” and anyone who questions that title runs the risk of being called racist or worst.

But can we take a timeout from the politically correct mythmaking and look at the real Muhammad Ali? Before adopting him as the universal role model, can we stop and ask, role model for what?
In our 21st century celebrity culture, we seem to demand an all-or-nothing verdict on any departing figure of public stature. If we ask for a more balanced judgment, we can get trampled by the stampede toward secular sainthood or demonization.

Muhammad Ali was unquestionably one of the greatest boxers of the 20th century and a sincere advocate for his religious beliefs. In his life, he defeated the best professional boxers of his era, some of them more than once, which meant he was easily forgiven the excesses of his ringside braggadocio.

But let’s be clear: the rapid canonization of this colorful character is due as much to his progressive “anti-military” political commitments as to his athletic prowess. His battles outside the ring are now being heralded as even more courageous and significant than his unparalleled performance inside the ring.

But, wait a minute: he was wrong about a few important things, not the least of which was the escape of the black race from slavery. Isn’t it important to get that right?

No, Islam did not free African-Americans from slavery, not in Africa and not in Europe or America. Evangelical Christianity did that.

No, Islam did not lift American blacks out of poverty; capitalism did that.

And, no, the white race was never Muhammad Ali’s enemy; it was and remains his friend and ally against the deceptions of the mythmakers.


It may be dangerous to ask, but — what is the truth of the matter?

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