What do our heroes leave behind? Nico Ali-Walsh shares memories of his grandfather, The People’s Champ. George Foreman transforms after The Rumble in the Jungle, realizing that Ali “beat the devil” out of him. Hugh Masekela is finally able to return home to South Africa and his son, Selema follows in his footsteps. Fred Wesley can still play the trombone and will do so as long as he can. After Vietnam, the momentum behind the Civil Rights Movement seems to all but disappear. History moves on. What’s left is the legacy of these soul rebels.

LITERARY REFERENCES

“The Greatest, My Own Story”by Muhammad Ali (autobiography)

“The Rumble in the Jungle” by Lewis Erenberg

“Ali: A Life” by Jonathan Eig

“The Fight” by Norman Mailer

“Shadow Box” by George Plimpton 

“Ringside: A Treasury of Boxing Reportage” by Budd Schulberg 

“King of the World” by David Remnick

OTHER REFERENCE MATERIALS

“When We Were Kings” (Documentary by Leon Gast and David Sonenberg)

“Soul Power” (Documentary by Jeffery Kusama-Hinte and David Sonenberg)

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