1- "Ain't this something flying in an airplane with all black pilots? All black crew? This is strange to the american Negro. We never dreamed of this. And everytime we watch television, they show us Tarzan and the natives, and the jungle. They never told us that the Africans were more intelligent than we are. They speak English, French, African. We can't even speak English good. Ain't this beautiful. I'm free. I'm free." Who is the they in this quote and what does it say about what the African American image was during this period?
2- In the Norman Mailer quote he speaks about Ali's belief that "people in America are spoiled". That people in Africa have a "dignity in your poverty that we don't have." Norman goes on to say "My lord, on top of everything else this man's a political leader, and he's going to be a great political leader." Why do you think Norman Mailer said this and felt this way? What makes Ali soo different from the rest of other famous African Americans that made him so unpopular with mainstream America?
3- What did Ali's victory over George Forman mean to America and also Africa?
4- What would you say is the main purpose of this film and why it was made? What is its message?
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