Meet the Muhammad Ali you might not know with the SF Library. SFPublicLibrary will screen a lesser-known documentary on the life of the legendary boxer during Black History Month.
Ken Burns' captivating 2021 documentary,"Muhammad Ali," which runs 452 minutes, won’t be screened at the San Francisco Public Library during Black History Month in February.
About 100 years ago, the San Francisco-born novelist and boxing reporter Jack London touted Jack Johnson, the Black heavyweight champ, as a fighter with “protoplasmic vigor.” Ali had it, too, as did Joe Louis, nicknamed the “Brown Bomber,” who famously defeated German boxer Max Schmeling in 1938 and rallied anti-Nazi sentiment.
The library is hosting a tribute to Ali titled “GOAT: Greatest of All Time” that offers historic images. It runs until March 6 on the first floor. In the African American Center on the third floor, a display shows archival photos and pamphlets from the San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Center that highlights Black resistance to racism.
In one of the most famous images of Ali, the fighter stands over the prone body of Sonny Liston during their 1965 bout. Ali flexes his right arm, muscles bulging. The expression on his face suggests a roar. The Bay Area novelist and social critic Ishamel Reed has objected to images like this one because, he has said, they stereotype Black men as dangerous.
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