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By Albert B. Southwick

TELEGRAM & GAZETTE
Worcester, Mass.
September 16, 2001

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FIVE STARS -GOODREAD July 20, 2023

Once in a while you stumble across a (nonfiction) book about a subject or person you've never heard of, and it is not only interesting but the writing is good. Major Taylor was such a book for me. I didn't know that bicycles and bicycle racing were all the rage in 1900. Nor did I know that there was a transcendent black athlete who experienced both the highs of popular adulation and the lows of widespread racism. I highly recommend this book.

Amazon verified purchase Feb 2021

One of the best books I've ever read!
It was difficult reading this book and not be filled with rage regarding what Major Taylor had to endure racing here in the US. And through it all, he maintained silence and endured all that the white racers/riders plotted against him. Only when he got outside the US in Europe and Australia where he was absolutely loved, admired, respected and treated equally did he learn and understand how his own country was so racist. To be allowed in countries throughout Europe and Australia to stay in 5 star hotels but then return to the US and be thrown out of every restaurant or hotel he tried to stay in upon his return...I sat up late at night many evenings with tears in my eyes and how much this man, who gave so much and

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Major Taylor: The Inspiring Story of a Black Cyclist and the Men Who Helped Him Achieve Worldwide Fame

August 22, 2018

I've been riding for ten years, and I've read many books about cyclists throughout history. So I'm ashamed that I've never even so much as heard of this man. If I didn't read a small mention of him in the new Greg LeMond book, "The Comeback," I would still be oblivious. What baffles me more than anything, though, is that despite his many impressive accomplishments throughout his career, you never hear him spoken of in discussions about black athletes, or even notable people in black history, yet he was a star before Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis, or any of the more well-known legends. Some might argue that it's because cycling isn't as popular a sport as baseball and boxing eventually became. Yet, in 1901, cycling was the most popular sport in the country. Attendance records were some of the highest in history. When there was no one left to defeat in America, Major went to Europe and Australia and beat everyone over there. He had his own line of bikes, and merchandise with his likeness was everywhere. However, this isn't about the sport, but about the man. How does a professional athlete of his caliber accomplish so much during their career and go almost complete