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IT’S February 25 1964 and Cassius Clay is celebrating becoming world heavyweight boxing champion in a Miami motel room.
With him are three other iconic black Americans in Kemp Power’s fascinating play, which speculates about a meeting between them that actually took place.
All are at decisive points in their lives. Clay is about to join the radical Nation of Islam and change his name to Muhammad Ali, while Malcolm X, Clay’s spiritual and political mentor, is on the verge of a break from the same organisation.
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