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PBS documentary "Major Taylor"
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 06:00 PM
"Major Taylor: Champion of the Race," a new documentary from Indiana Public Media, will be shown at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, in the Saxe Room of the Worcester Public Library, followed by a panel discussion.
https://www.majortaylorassociation.org/events.shtml
Admission is free, but seating is limited; reserve seats at https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/reserved-film-showing/
The screening will be followed by a discussion with the producer/writer/director, Todd Gould; Major Taylor's great-granddaughter Karen Brown Donovan; historian Dart Adams; and others.
The one-hour documentary explores the life and legacy of the fastest bicycle rider in the world at the turn of the 20th century, featuring interviews with noted historians, athletes, and social justice advocates. Passages from Major Taylor's autobiography are voiced by Grammy-winning jazz musician Branford Marsalis.
The film premiered on WTIU in Indiana in February and is being offered to PBS stations nationwide this spring.
Park in the McGrath municipal lot on Salem Street, next to the library, and get your ticket validated inside the library.
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