Watch Live Muhammad Ali’s Funeral Procession Begins In Louisville
Muhammad Ali will be honored with a procession, private funeral, and massive memorial service in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
Friday’s events follow a Muslim prayer service that was held Thursday at Louisville’s Freedom Hall, where an estimated 14,000 people listened to an imam read the Jenazah, an Islamic funeral prayer, and recitations of the Qur’an.
The service Friday began with a motorcade through Louisville at 9:30 a.m., which snaked through town. When the hearse carrying Ali’s body drove through his childhood home, scores of people lining the streets began chanting his name and saying things like, “The greatest who ever lived,” “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” and “Kumbaya.”
Watch Live Muhammad Ali’s Funeral Procession Begins In Louisville