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Who Was Major Taylor?
"Life is too short for a man
to hold bitterness in his heart."
Marshall W. "Major" Taylor
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The following newspaper articles
by Major Taylor Association board member Lynne Tolman originally appeared in the
Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
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The Value of Good Habits and Clean Living
from "The Fastest Bicycle Rider in
the World," Major Taylor's autobiography.
A Forgotten Hero
by Ken Kifer is an essay on Major Taylor's life.
Neighborhood Fought Sports
Hero's Residency
by Albert B. Southwick details one of Major Taylor's many struggles
against prejudice.
Major Taylor was Much More than
Just a Bicyclist
by Albert B. Southwick discusses Major Taylor's pioneering role as an
African American athlete.
Cyclists Armstrong, Taylor Have Much in Common
by Albert B. Southwick compares cycling greats Major Taylor and Lance Armstrong.
"Only A Game,"
a sports program on National Public Radio, broadcast a 13-minute
segment on Major Taylor on Nov. 13, 1999. Click
here to listen. Fast forward about a quarter of the way into the
file to hear the Major Taylor segment.
Major Taylor
The Extraordinary Career of a Champion Bicycle Racer
by Andrew Ritchie is an engrossing and thoroughly researched
biography of Taylor.
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Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome
is a picture book suitable for children in grades 2 to 4. Children will draw inspiration reading about how a young Major
Taylor overcame the bitter racism of his day to become a world champion athlete.
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See Lynne
Tolman's web site for additional articles on cycling in Central
Massachusetts.
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