29 May 1908
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American boxer Sam McVey steadies Marshall Taylor at start of 1908 race against France’s Gabriel Poulain (world champion in 1905) and Denmark’s Thorvald Ellegaard (world champion in 1901,1902, and 1903, 1906, 1908, 1911). Image credit: Bibliotheque Nationale de France
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Racing in the Velodrome
The open air cycling track, or velodrome, before you is named for Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor. In 1899, Taylor, a renowned cyclist and world record holder from Indianapolis, became the second African American world champion athlete. Celebrated…