Fwd: [BikeWalkAdvocates] Congressional Gold Medal for Marshall "Major" Taylor

[Jim Baross]

Support a Congressional Gold Medal for Marshall “Major” Taylor 

"Major Taylor was the first superstar of cycling. He was known as the fastest man on a bike and was a global phenomenon at a time when telegrams were the height of technology. Yet, because he was Black, Major Taylor faced prejudice and racism from the bicycling community, including the League of the time, as he pursued track records and world championships. ..."

https://bikeleague.org/take-action/action-center/

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From: Caron Whitaker <ca...@bikeleague.org>
Date: Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 6:55 AM
Subject: Re: [BikeWalkAdvocates] Congressional Gold Medal for Marshall "Major" Taylor
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Hi All, 

We have an action alert on our website if you want to contact your Congress member!

https://bikeleague.org/take-action/action-center/

CARON WHITAKER, Deputy Executive Director (she/her/hers)
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On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 9:36 AM Steven Hardy-Braz <hard...@coastalnet.com> wrote:

So this is what I recently posted on LinkedIn but I thought I'd share it here as well to encourage others to reach out to your elected officials so they can support the recognition of the achievements of Major Taylor with a Congressional Gold Medal.

 

A hero that needs to be unforgotten

 

If you just want to read a short story of an amazing athlete, an easy read is at:https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240131-major-taylor-the-first-black-american-global-sports-superstarIf you want to read more, there are several biographies out (Andrew Ritchie's Major Taylor: The Extraordinary Career of a Champion Bicycle Rider or Michael Kranish's The World's Fastest Man are both good) A quick YouTube search of "Major Taylor" will pull up several short videos on him as a young man who was the first African American worldwide athlete in 1901-decades ahead of others who had to break the color barriers in others sports. You can go to the one-room museum in Worcester, MA. See the statue of him outside of the public library. If you are more of an advocate and wish to correct some of the wrongs of the past, please consider getting your congressional representatives to support award Major Taylor the Congressional Gold Medal (BTW it has bipartisan support so it should not be a decisive issue). Seehttps://jonathanjackson.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-jackson-introduces-bipartisan-bill-marshall-major-taylor-congressional 

 

If you do anything, learn some history, and spread the word of this leader, inventor, athlete, and exceptional individual so that memory of him and his achievements is not lost.

 

Thanks and please share widely so we can Congress to accomplish something before the risk of shutting down again,

 

Steven Hardy-Braz

 

 Consider raising awareness of cycling and its return on investment.  For more info see-https://vimeo.com/323368318 

 

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