‘World’s Fastest Man’ Remembers Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor
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At a time of Jim Crow laws, how did a black man compete to become the fastest athlete of his time? A new book by Michael Kranish tells the story a trailblazing cyclist and his connection to Chicago.
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‘World’s Fastest Man’ Remembers Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor
Clip: 5/13/2019 | 6m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
At a time of Jim Crow laws, how did a black man compete to become the fastest athlete of his time? A new book by Michael Kranish tells the story a trailblazing cyclist and his connection to Chicago.
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