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Half a century before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, forty years before the era of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens, a decade before Jack Johnson claimed the heavyweight boxing title, Taylor ascended to the peak of the most popularMoreHalf a century before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, forty years before the era of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens, a decade before Jack Johnson claimed the heavyweight boxing title, Taylor ascended to the peak of the most popular sport of the day. This concise, 3,700-word essay by popular historian Jack Kelly outlines the career of a forgotten champion. Thoroughly researched, fascinating and important. Major Taylor: The Worlds Fastest Man by Jack Kelly
