smmrzk: ‘American sprint Champion 1900’ illustration by Eliza Southwood. More of this can be found o
smmrzk: ‘American sprint Champion 1900’ illustration by Eliza Southwood. More of this can be found on her website and on twitter. (Via ildolore) ‘American sprint Champion 1900’ was Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor, an American cyclist who won the world 1 mile (1.6 km) track cycling championship in 1899. after setting numerous world records and overcoming racial discrimination. More info on Major Taylor here. -- source link