He then became an icon of not only the civil rights struggle, but also the anti-Vietnam War movement. However, he was convicted of draft evasion, sentenced to five years in prison and stripped of his championship
Kenako adakhala mtsogoleri osati womenyera ufulu wachibadwidwe kokha, komanso gulu lodana ndi nkhondo yak u Vietnam. Komabe, adapezeka wolakwa chifukwa chozemba usilikali, adaweruzidwa kuti akhale m'ndende zaka zisanu ndikulandidwa mphoto zake zonse