Isaac Burns Murphy: One of the Greatest American Jockeys of All Time
Isaac Burns Murphy was an African-American Hall of Fame jockey, who is considered one of the greatest riders in American Thoroughbred horse racing history. Murphy...
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Harry Winston Jerome: “Never Give Up”
Harry Jerome was one of the fastest men in the world for nearly a decade. He equaled and set numerous Canadian sprint records, as well as...
Theodore “Tiger” Flowers: The First Black Middleweight Champion
Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was the first Black boxer to win the world middleweight championship. Flowers was born on August 5, 1895, in Camilla, Georgia. Often...