{"product_id":"before-the-break-1964-ii-heavyweight-hoodie-vintage-black-cmd-c","title":"Before the Break, 1964 (II) — Heavyweight Hoodie — Vintage Black — CMD\u0026C","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct: Oversized boxy heavyweight hoodie\u003cbr\u003eBrand: CMD\u0026amp;C (Command \u0026amp; Create)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubject: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali\u003cbr\u003eColorway: Vintage Black\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: 460GSM organic cotton\u003cbr\u003eConstruction: Oversized boxy cut\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Portugal (WATC Studio blank)\u003cbr\u003ePrint method: Heat transfer\u003cbr\u003eEdition: Limited — one production run, no restocks\u003cbr\u003ePrice: $165\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalcolm X introduced Cassius Clay to the Nation of Islam in 1964, a time when it was controversial for a Black Muslim, especially one as confident as Clay. Malcolm prayed with a nervous Clay before the fight and  was sitting ringside, row 7, seat 7 when Clay defeated Sonny Liston and became the heavyweight champion of the world. Malcolm believed. Two days later, they had their famous night in Miami with Jim Brown and Sam Cooke amongst others. Soon after Cassius Clay became s Muhammad Ali. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis print (II) \u003c\/strong\u003earchives a seminal moment when Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali were still close friends, before their break.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring a New York trip that included a trip to the United Nations to elevate the country's race problems, they took advantage of a replay of the night that Clay, \"Shook up the world\" and defeated Sonny Liston — the first time Clay saw himself become champ, possibly grasping fame and the responsibility with it for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this colorful image, they're emerging from the theater, and the champ is swarmed by fans for autographs, many possibly unaware that Ali was with Malcolm. The print is as exciting as the moment is for them and has the charisma that each men carried: Purple fedora, cobalt leather, lime green, cyan outline... the cool electric palette of a movement that ran on electricity and friction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe next week, Ali was instructed by Honorable Elijah Muhammad to stop speaking with Malcolm. Three weeks later, Malcolm left the Nation of Islam. They never spoke publicly again. Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore the Break, 1964 (II) is a pop-art archive print of Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali the teacher and the student, the two Muslim brothers who were the freest unapologetically Black Men of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— 460GSM organic cotton\u003cbr\u003e— Oversized boxy cut, true to CMD\u0026amp;C's silhouette\u003cbr\u003e— Heat transfer print on Portuguese WATC Studio blank\u003cbr\u003e— Produced in limited quantity. No restocks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CMD\u0026C","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49770431938788,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/3565\/8724\/files\/Gemini_Generated_Image_u6axrtu6axrtu6ax.jpg?v=1788474146","url":"https:\/\/cmdc.shop\/products\/before-the-break-1964-ii-heavyweight-hoodie-vintage-black-cmd-c","provider":"CMD\u0026C","version":"1.0","type":"link"}