I did not change my name to Muhammad Ali, perhaps you are referring to Cassius Clay? If so he did this when he converted to Islam.
to convert to Islam and it is not taught in all schools.
In 1963, Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
Muhammed Ali
Cassius Clay changed his name after converting to Islam. He announced that he was a Black Muslim and changed his name to Muhammad Ali instead of Cassius Clay. To express Black Power(Apex)
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
Cassius Clay
His "given" name was Cassius Marcells Clay I may have misspelled his middle name though.. but yeah Ali name was Cassius Clay
He was originally named Cassius Clay.
Muhammad Ali. This is the name taken on by Cassius Clay when he converted to Islam.
Because thought his original name Cassius Clay was a slave name given to him by white people
His son's name is Cassius (As in Cassius Clay) and his daughter's name is Sienna.
first, he changed it to Cassius x, then to Muhammad ali.