David Klein

Retired high school history teacher. Recovering from eye surgery and likely will return to posting this day in history cartoons in the next month.

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An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. By the time the Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 1971, the public perceived Ali as fighting an injustice. Boston Globe, June 30, 1971. #history

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An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. The Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 1971 as the DOJ had provided Selective Service flawed reasoning. Des Moines Register, July 5, 1971. #histry

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An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. The Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 1971 as the DOJ had provided Selective Service flawed reasoning. Dayton Journal Herald, June 29, 1971. #histry

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An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #OTD in 1967. District Court Judge Joe Ingraham sentenced Ali to 5 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, and a 3-year boxing ban. Philadelphia Daily News, June 22, 1967. #histry

[David Klein @DavidKleinKS]

An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. District Court Judge Joe Ingraham sentenced Ali to 5 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, and a 3-year boxing ban. Des Moines Register, June 22, 1967. #histry

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An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. Informed by racial and religious bigotry, boxing authorities almost immediately stripped Ali of the heavyweight title. Indianapolis News, May 10, 1967. #OTD

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An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. Informed by racial and religious bigotry, boxing authorities almost immediately stripped Ali of the heavyweight title. Columbia State, April 29, 1967. #OTD

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An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #OTD in 1967. Much of the press and public viewed Ali as a "draft dodger", hostile to his membership in the Nation of Islam. Pittsburgh Post Gazette, May 10, 1967. #history

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An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. Much of the press and public viewed Ali as a "draft dodger", hostile to his membership in the Nation of Islam. Philadelphia Daily News, May 2, 1967. #history

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An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. Ali refused induction into the military in April as a conscientious objector based on religious beliefs. Fort Worth Star Telegram, April 30, 1967. #history

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An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. Ali refused induction into the military in April as a conscientious objector based on religious beliefs. Louisville Courier Journal, April 19, 1967. #history

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District Court Judge Joe Ingraham sentenced former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine #TDIH in 1967. The all-white jury had taken just 21 minutes to reach a guilty verdict, unanimously overturned by the Supreme Court in 1971. #history

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Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Despite early denunciations as a demagogic racist and fraud, Trump secured the Republican nomination and ultimately the presidency in 2016. Tampa Bay Times, November 10, 2016. #history

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Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Despite early denunciations as a demagogic racist and fraud, Trump secured the Republican nomination and ultimately the presidency in 2016. Tacoma News Tribune, July 25, 2015. #history

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Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Criticized on immigration by Senator John McCain, Trump assailed the Vietnam War veteran as a "loser" and claimed "He's not a war hero." Passaic Herald-News, July 22, 2015. #history #OTD

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Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Criticized on immigration by Senator John McCain, Trump assailed the Vietnam War veteran as a "loser" and claimed "He's not a war hero." Fort Worth Star Telegram, July 22, 2015. #history

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Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #OTD in 2015. Critics accused Trump of launching a demagogic camping that appealed to the same racist and isolationist impulses of original American Firsters. Charlotte Observer, July 31, 2015. #history

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Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Critics accused Trump of launching a demagogic camping that appealed to racist and isolationist impulses of original American Firsters. South Florida Sun Sentinel, July 27, 2015. #history

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Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Despite a record that included bankrupting casinos and tax avoidance, Trump declared "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created." Orlando Sentinel, October 7, 2016. #OTD

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Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Proclaiming the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again", Trump declared "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created." Newport News Daily Press, July 28, 2015. #history