Featuring local black historical events and people. Museum is open from 10:00a - 5:00p - FREE ENTRY
Featuring local black historical events and people. Museum is open from 10:00a - 5:00p - FREE ENTRY
Current Exhibition Description: March 22, 1967, Madison Square Garden, New York City. Two men face off in the ring for the Heavyweight Championship of the World. In the blue corner, the Champ, Muhammad Ali. In the red corner, the Challenger from Chandler, Arizona, Zora Folley.
What follows is a fight at the crossroads of race, religion, sport, and the politics of the 1960s. “Bigger than Boxing” features the stories of these two boxers, the circumstances that weighed heavy on each man, and the fight that was a turning point in both of their careers.