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title: "Why did Cassius Clay change his name to Muhammad Ali?"  
description: "Why did Cassius Clay change his name to Muhammad Ali?"  
author: "Howard fuller"  
published: 2018-05-22  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42880/why-did-cassius-clay-change-his-name-to-muhammad-ali  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did Cassius Clay change his name to Muhammad Ali?

Why did Cassius Clay change his [name](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/100691/name-a-famous-tennis-tournament-played-on-grass) to [Muhammad Ali](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83510/is-akbaruddin-owaisi-going-to-be-the-next-muhammad-ali-jinnah)?


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