The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The True Story of America's First Black World Champion - Paperback
by Major Taylor
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lugo Phd Adonia E. (Foreword by), Major Taylor, Ayesha McGowan (Foreword by)Series:5-Minute TherapyPublish date:2023-01-10Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Microcosm PublishingISBN-13:9781648411328ISBN-10:1648411320UPC:9781648411328Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Cycling, Sports, African American & BlackSize:8.20 x 5.70 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCCWZ9HQK5
The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The True Story of America's First Black World Champion
Born in 1878, bicycle racer Marshall "Major" Taylor became the first Black sports star to become a global celebrity when he won the world cycling championship in 1899. Throughout his bike-racing career, he won awards and set records on and off the track. But in his native United States, he faced racist discrimination and violence at every turn, causing him to spend most of his time in Europe...
Series: 5-Minute Therapy
Language:EnglishPublisher:Microcosm PublishingISBN-13:9781648411328ISBN-10:1648411320UPC:9781648411328Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Cycling, Sports, African American & BlackSize:8.20 x 5.70 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCCWZ9HQK5
Cultural anthropologist Adonia E. Lugo was born and raised in traditional and unceded Acjachemen territory and now lives and works in traditional and unceded Tongva territory in Los Angeles. Adonia began investigating transportation, race, and space during her graduate studies at UC Irvine, when she co-created the Los Angeles open street event CicLAvia and the organization today known as People...
Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
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Lugo Phd Adonia E. (Foreword by), Major Taylor, Ayesha McGowan (Foreword by)
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