CHICAGO (CBS) -- Tuesday is Muhammad Ali Day in Illinois, celebrating the birthday of the greatest boxer of all time.
Ali would have turned 81 on Tuesday, and the Muslim Civic Coalition is celebrating his life with a screening of the documentary Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story and panel discussion at 6 p.m. at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
The film looks at Ali's exile from boxing after he refused to serve in the Vietnam War after converting to Islam and claiming conscientious objector status.
Ali's grandson, Jacob Ali Wertheimer, said Ali was involved in the Islamic community in Chicago, while living here after being convicted of draft evasion and being exiled from boxing in 1966.
Wertheimer also thanked state lawmakers for passing legislation in 2021, recognizing Jan. 17 as Muhammad Ali Day in Illinois.
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