Meet Major Taylor, America’s First Black Sport’s Hero

Meet Major Taylor, America’s First Black Sport’s Hero

Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee

Episode: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee

  • May 9, 2022 6:00 am
  • 17:31

Before Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, or Jack Johnson, Major Taylor used his incredible athletic ability to fight racism and prejudice and became the world’s fastest man. Guest: Michael Kranish, investigative reporter with the "Washington Post" and author of “The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero”