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Black Sports Hero Marshall Major Taylor Receives a Praised New Biographical Novel that Gives Major and His Contemporaries Voices.

Despite resistance from white riders, Taylor dominated the cycling world. There are several well-known firsts among Black athletes in sports […] The post Major Taylor overcame racism to become the first Black superstar athlete appeared first on TheGrio.

Marshall "Major" Taylor overcame racism to become the world's greatest cyclist and first Black global superstar.

By Tamara Shiloh Charles W. Follis, also known as "The Black Cyclone," was a trailblazing athlete born on Feb. 3, 1879. He became the first Black professional American football player. Follis played for the Shelby Blues in the “Ohio League” from 1902 to 1906. On Sept. 16, 1904, Follis signed a contract with the Shelby

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The Black Cyclone Trail, a driving tour through Wayne and Richland counties, was announced Thursday at an event in Wooster honoring Charles Follis.

An event to commemorate the life and legacy of Charles Follis, initially scheduled for Feb. 3, was been rescheduled for 10 a.m. Feb. 10.

Here are interesting facts and firsts from Woosters long history, pulled from past "Bits and Pieces" columns.