From collection Muhammad Ali Center Permanent Collection
Photograph of Muhammad Ali, 1974
Color photograph of Muhammad Ali Day in New York City on December 9, 1974.
Ali spent the day traveling through some of New York's boroughs, including Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx. He visited Rikers Island Correctional Facility and several city schools. New York Mayor Abraham D. Beame awarded Ali the bronze medallion, which was New York's highest civic award and stated, "New Yorkers love a champion and in this city, you've always been a champion. The people cheered for you as an underdog and the people cheer for you as a winner."
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