Dr. Marlon Moncrieffe chronicled the history, trials, and triumphs of Black cyclists in his book “New Black Cyclones – Racism, Representation and Revolutions of Power in Cycling.”
The Major Taylor Cycling Club Los Angeles will hold a fundraiser to aid the track team at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles.
Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1878. Major Taylor participated in his first bike race as a teenager. Shortly after, he moved to Worcester, Massachusetts to become a professional cyclist. Throughout his career, he received several world records from competing in races around the world but that didn’t stop the racist fans from throwing things at him and competitors trying to bump him off the track during his races. One competitor by the name of W.E. Becker choked Taylor until the police separated the two.