John Baxter “Doc” Taylor
A native of Washington D.C., Taylor was the first Black person to take home a gold medal , when he competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Sadly he died just five months later from typhoid pneumonia.
John Baxter “Doc” Taylor
A native of Washington D.C., Taylor was the first Black person to take home a gold medal , when he competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Sadly he died just five months later from typhoid pneumonia.
