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Major Taylor was only the second Black athlete to win a world championship in any sport, paving the way for other Black sporting heroes. However, he was a victim of the pervasive discrimination in his country: he was forbidden to race in Southern cities and regularly received verbal and physical threats. When some of the public started to dislike him because of his victories over White cyclists, Taylor, ever resilient, kept his cool and continued training, convinced that goodness would always prevail over hatred. As he kept winning, he became “the fastest man on earth” and attracted thousands of fans to indoor sports arenas called velodromes. Abroad, he was invited across the world, competing against the best European and Australian riders. (责任编辑：) |