Capturing Triumph and Suppression: Analyzing Muhammad Alis Iconic Knockout Photo

Name Institutional Affiliations Date Use bell hooks' essay "In Our Glory" to interpret the image of Muhammad Ali after knocking out Archie Moore in 1962 Photographs play an essential role in human life as they connect people with their past. They serve as a way of expressing ideas for others to see and enable people to see something they may never have noticed otherwise. Mohammed Ali's photos have been very iconic as they depict the moments that this heavyweight boxer became an athletic legend. Paying close attention to Mohammed Ali's photo after knocking out Archie Moore in 1962, one can hypothesize the impact of such an image on a population that remained heavily dominated by white supremacy. It is evident that America employs white supremacists, which undermines the potential of the people of color in all odds of life. Such a picture comes as a shock, contrary to the whites' assumption of their might over the people of color. It is an image that proved to the whites that even the people of color had defined abilities in areas like athletics that the whites had initially consumed all its glory. Consideration of bell hooks' essay "In Our Glory" will best help analyze Mohammed Ali’s photo from the white supremacist gaze. Like Bell's father's image, Mohammed Ali's photo reflects a happy man full of energy. The photographer captures Mohammed from a strategic position that enables the target audience to have a vivid expression of a happy athlete. However, unlike the glowing element that