Marshall "Major" Taylor: World Champion Bicyclist, 1899-1901

by Marlene Targ Brill

Decades before Jackie Robinson broke through the racial divide to play major league baseball, Marshall Major Taylor paved the way for African Americans in a different sport--track cycling. At the turn of the twentieth century, Taylor was the fastest bicycle racer in the whole world, winning races around the globe. Race organizers let him compete as he was an exciting athlete and drew the crowds. But as an African American, Taylor faced prejudice on...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822566109
• ISBN13: 9780822566106
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7