Marshall "Major" Taylor: The incredible story of the first African-American world champion. Forty years before Jesse Owens earned gold at the Berlin Olympics, and fifty years before Jackie Robinson stepped up to bat for the Brooklyn Dodgers, African American cyclist Marshall "Major" Taylor smashed the racial barrier in professional cycling. Taylor broke through the color lines of bicycle racing to become the world's first black cycling champion, and the first African American world champion of any sport, yet despite his incredible accomplishments few know his amazing story. #marshallmajortaylor #africanamericanmuseum #blackhistory #pushedthru #overcomeadversity https://www.instagram.com/p/BtfAY9rlNFzphs60dnIqayd4TJubqQEqMi0Fm40/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19ycjvp963xyp