Today was honor Major Taylor day for me. I sported a Major Taylor tee shirt today, proudly I might add. For more info about this world champion cyclist please visit: https://www.majortaylorassociation.org/
Who Was Major Taylor?
"Life is too short for a man to hold bitterness in his heart."
Marshall W. "Major" Taylor
Marshall W. "Major" Taylor
American bicycle racer Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor (1878-1932) was the word’s first black sports superstar. He was world cycling champion in 1899, American sprint champion in 1900, and set numerous track cycling records. Nicknamed “Major” in his youth in Indianapolis and later known as “the Worcester Whirlwind” after his adopted hometown in Massachusetts, he was the second African-American world champion in any sport (after Canadian-born bantamweight boxer George Dixon of Boston won his title in 1891). In the Jim Crow era of strict racial segregation, Taylor had to fight prejudice just to get on the starting line. He faced closed doors and open hostility with remarkable dignity. In his retirement he wrote his autobiography, “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World.”Worcester Whirlwind flier
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The following newspaper articles by Major Taylor Association board member Lynne Tolman originally appeared in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
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This is what I came across on my walk near one of the neighborhood parks.
Peace
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