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John Baxter Taylor Jr. Was The First Black Man To Win Olympic Gold | Black History Month
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John Baxter Taylor, Jr. forever changed Olympic history in 1908 when he became the first African American to win a gold medal. Taylor ran the third leg for Team USA in the Men's 400 Meter Medley. Learn more about Taylor's life and the controversy surrounding his win in the video above.
February is all about celebrating black history, and throughout the month we'll be honoring influential African Americans whose stories you might not yet know. Some are pioneers in their field, some helped spark the civil rights movement and all have contributed incredible things to not only black history, but to the history of the United States as a whole.
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February is all about celebrating black history, and throughout the month we'll be honoring influential African Americans whose stories you might not yet know. Some are pioneers in their field, some helped spark the civil rights movement and all have contributed incredible things to not only black history, but to the history of the United States as a whole.
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