The article « Marshall 'Major' Taylor: The first black American world champion & his fight to the top ». The author of the article is Matt Warwick, BBC Sport correspondent. The article was published 28.10.2021 on the BBC website in the sports section. The article describes a biography Marshall 'Major' Taylor was a trailblazing African American sportsman. He became the first black cyclist to become world champion, he was nicknamed 'The Black Cyclone'. The first part of the article talks about the first race that made him famous. Later he will break many records and win many starts. For example, in 1899 he won 22 races, including the famous victory in the one-mile world sprint by defeating Tom Butler, making him the first black American world champion and second black world champion in any sport after the title of Canadian boxer George Dixon in 1890 ... Throughout his sports career, he faced racism, the author of the article describes an incident after the race where Taylor won the race and the losing athlete knocked him down, strangling him until Taylor passed out. The article also talks about Taylor's life after the end of his professional career as an athlete. He retired in 1910 and was wealthy enough for the time, but poor business investment and the breakdown of his marriage meant he had to fight for his life and pay off his debts. Taylor died at the age of 53 in Chicago in 1932 of a heart attack. The article is intended to acquaint readers with the history of an athlete who at one time had a huge cultural impact on society.
