“Black vs. White” button
March 1, 2021
By Lynne Tolman of the Major Taylor Association A pinback button promoting an 1898 bicycle race in Cambridge, Mass., billed the head-to-head competition in simple terms: “Black vs. White.” The reality for the two contestants, Major Taylor and Eddie McDuffee, was more complicated. They were onetime teammates, now rivals, always in a quest for speed. … More “Black vs. White” button