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author Michael Kranish 633 Salisbury St. Worcester, Mass.  Michael Kranish, author of "The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero" (Scribner, 2019), was the featured speaker in the Worcester JCC Author Series on the date of the book's release, in a presentation co-sponsored by the Worcester Black-Jewish Alliance and the Major Taylor Association.The free talk at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the Worcester JCC was followed by a dessert reception and book-signing. Special thanks to Nancy Greenberg, cultural arts director at the JCC. "The World's Fastest Man" book tour continued in Cambridge (May 8), Boston (May 9), Chicago (May 12), Indianapolis (May 14), New York (May 16), and Washington, D.C. (May 19). Click here for tour details. News coverage  (Peloton Magazine) A new salute to the Major (Telegram & Gazette) Book Report (Adventure Cyclist) The little-known story of Major Taylor (The Washington Post) The meteoric rise and fall of Marshall 'Major' Taylor (New York Daily News) Cycling helped Major Taylor triumph over racism (The Boston Globe) Worcester Cyclist Major Taylor Was A Top Black Athlete In A Country That Tried To Stop Him Competing ("Radio Boston," WBUR-FM) Worcester by Bike: Major Taylor landmarks (Telegram & Gazette video) Before Jack Johnson or Jackie Robinson, there was Major Taylor (The Undefeated) 'World's Fastest Man' Remembers Cyclist Marshall 'Major' Taylor ("Chicago Tonight," WTTW-TV) VB's Book of the Month Club - May: "The World's Fastest Man" ("VB in the Middle," WRKO-AM, Boston) New Book Highlights the Legacy of Black Cyclist Marshall Taylor (NewsOne) Summer Reading: Best Sports Books (The New York Times) "The World's Fastest Man" author Michael Kranish ("The Mark Davis Show," 660-AM The Answer, Dallas-Fort Worth) Start at 19:11 in this half-hour segment. Michael Kranish talks about his new book "The World's Fastest Man" (WKRK-FM, 92.3 The Fan, Cleveland) Breaking cycling's color barrier, and world records, in the early 20th century (The Washington Post) The World's Fastest Man (C-SPAN2 - Book TV) Uncovering the story of cyclist Major Taylor, America's 1st Black Sports Star ("Fresh Air," NPR) Life Of Black Cyclist Major Taylor Chronicled In New Book ("Morning Edition," NPR)
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