Editing Muhammad Ali (section)

=== Protesting while exiled ===
During this time of inactivity, as [[opposition to the Vietnam War]] began to grow and Ali's stance gained sympathy, he spoke at colleges across the nation, criticizing the Vietnam War and advocating African American pride and racial justice. Ali based himself in Chicago.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glanton |first=Dahleen |title=Muhammad Ali's exile years in Chicago: 'Learning about life' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-muhammad-ali-chicago-20160604-story.html |access-date=December 1, 2020 |website=Chicago Tribune |date=June 4, 2016 |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126200945/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-muhammad-ali-chicago-20160604-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> According to most close to him, his Chicago years were formative.

At the time, Ali was widely condemned by the [[American media]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tinsley |first1=Justin |title=What if the Muhammad Ali we knew had never existed? |url=https://andscape.com/features/muhammad-ali-birthday-what-if-he-had-never-existed/ |access-date=April 6, 2021 |work=[[Andscape]] |date=January 17, 2018 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817164712/https://andscape.com/features/muhammad-ali-birthday-what-if-he-had-never-existed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with fears that his actions could potentially lead to mass [[civil disobedience]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Case of Muhammad Ali: The Ultimate Civil Disobedience |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20780461/the-austin-american/ |work=[[The Austin American]] |date=May 3, 1967 |page=24 |access-date=April 6, 2021 |archive-date=June 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615132436/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20780461/the-austin-american/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite this, ''[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]'' magazine noted in the late 1960s that Ali's popularity had increased during this time, especially among black people.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Secret Honeymoon of the Champ: Muhammad Ali joins Muslim speaking tour with his wedding trip |magazine=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]] |date=November 1967 |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=146–151 (151) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xtsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA151  |access-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031223535/https://books.google.com/books?id=xtsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA151#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>