Marshall “Major” Taylor was the fastest bicyclist in the world.
Thousands of fans packed indoor sports arenas called velodromes to watch his high-speed races.
Taylor won thousands of dollars as a bicycle racer and became the most famous African-American in the United States.
He broke the international color barrier a full decade before boxer Jack Johnson.
Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor was born November 26, 1878.
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