THE WHIRLWIND PROJECT (INVITATION ONLY)
Mon, Feb 26
|Concord Art
Help Us Tell Major Taylor’s Story We are making Whirlwind, a documentary film about the life of Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor the ‘Worcester Whirlwind’ America’s first Black world bicycle champion
Time & Location
Feb 26, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Concord Art, 37 Lexington Rd, Concord, MA 01742, USA
Guests
About the event
The WHIRLWIND PROJECT Fundraising Night on Monday February 26, is a gathering of cycling enthousiats, history professionals and social justice advocates who believe in the power of the Major Taylor story to educate, inspire and engage audiences. Please help us tell this untold American story. We are fundraising to produce a feature documentary film, entitled WHIRLWIND, about the life of Marshall "Major" Taylor.
More than a hundred years ago bicycle races drew crowds that filled Madison Square Garden. Marshall "Major" Taylor, the 1899 world bicycling champion, was the biggest star of all.
As a superstar athlete in the most popular sport of his era, Taylor's racing victories were well chronicled in mainstream newspapers and cycling publications. Throughout his career, he embodied the role carved out for him by promoters, the press, and fans. Known as "The Black Cyclone’’ Taylor was only allowed on the starting line because of his exceptional talent. He was constantly reminded,…