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Donations
The Major Taylor Association, Inc., is a nonprofit,
tax-exempt [501 (c)(3)] organization raising money to maintain the statue of
the 1899 world cycling champion in his hometown of Worcester, Mass., and to educate people about Major Taylor's life and legacy.
Or mail your tax-deductible donation to:
Major Taylor Association, Inc., PO Box 20131, Worcester, MA 01602.
Other ways to donate
Major Taylor Posters
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: 18x24 glossy poster reproduces an original oil painting by James E. Ransome,
illustrator of the children's book "Major
Taylor, Champion Cyclist" by Lesa Cline-Ransome. Poster printing sponsored by AdventureCORPS.
You can get this poster for a $20 donation to Major Taylor Association, including shipping & handling.
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CLASSIC! 11x17 glossy poster of 1900 photo of Major Taylor by E. Chickering. Poster reprinting in 2010 sponsored by AdventureCORPS. You can get this poster for a $15 donation to Major Taylor Association, including shipping & handling.
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Mail orders to:
MAJOR TAYLOR ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 20131
Worcester, MA 01602
Be sure to include your mailing address.
Major Taylor Books
Major Taylor
World Cycling Champion
by Charles R. Smith Jr., illustrated by Leo Espinosa (2023)
For children ages 7-10 or Grades 2-5
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Major Taylor
The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World
by Andrew Ritchie (2009)
An updated edition of the definitive biography, with additional photos. Now in paperback (2017).
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The World's Fastest Man
The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero
by Michael Kranish (2019)
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Major Taylor in Australia
by Jim Fitzpatrick (2011)
Now in book form, the true story that was the basis for the 1992 TV movie "Tracks of Glory."
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Major
A Black Athlete, a White Era, and the Fight to Be the World's Fastest Human Being
by Todd Balf (2008)
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Two abridged editions of Major Taylor's autobiography issued in 2023 tell the story of "The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World" in the 1899 world champion's own words, with 21st-century perspectives up front.
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The original autobiography, "The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World" (1929), is online, courtesy of HathiTrust.
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The Microcosm Publishing edition has a foreword by African American racer Ayesha McGowan and an introduction by mobility justice advocate Adonia E. Lugo.
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The Black Cyclone
A Hero the World Forgot
by John Kennedy Howard and Rene Maurer (2023)
A biographical novel co-authored by a U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee who set his own speed records in the 1980s.
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