What It Takes: Major Taylor
America's first Black sports hero is brought to life in a recent biography
Michael Kranish, a Washington Post investigative reporter, spent 18 years researching and writing The World’s Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America’s First Black Sports Hero.
At the dawn of the 20th century and before the rise of the automobile, bicycle races drew huge crowds and earned massive press coverage. No rider was…
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