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Major Taylor: The first Black American global sports superstar
Taylor soon caught the attention of Louis “Birdie” Munger, a retired penny farthing bicycle racer and entrepreneur. Munger tested how fast Taylor could sprint a single mile and timed him at two minutes and nine seconds – only two seconds behind the world record in 1893. Munger became Taylor’s mentor, sponsor and coach. In 1895, Munger invited a young Taylor to live in Worcester, Massachusetts, where Munger had opened a new bicycle factory. Unlike in Indianapolis, Taylor was allowed to join the YMCA in this more-progressive community, and it was here where he began training in earnest.  “Major Taylor lived in Worcester most of his life, from 1895 to 1930,” said Lynne Tolman, director of th

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