MUHAMMAD ALI IN WATTS (1967) Press photo

Np: United Press International, 1967. Vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white photo, UPI stamp on verso, fine.

Muhammad Ali (who had changed from his birth name of Cassius Clay earlier in 1967, but is still so identified in the caption) serves as Grand Marshal of a parade that climaxed a week-long festival in Watts. Next to his car are escorts wearing “Sons of Watts” shirts.