Knox, Kittie
1874-1900 · Contribution: 1893-1895
Transportation
First African American accepted into the League of American Wheelmen; advocated for Black cyclists' inclusion against the organization's own racial exclusion policy
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1874-1900
- Active since
- 1893-1895
- Category
- Transportation
Impact on the world
Knox forced a national reckoning with cycling's color bar, standing her ground at a segregated meet and helping, in the Smithsonian's words, to 'democratize cycling for both women and cyclists of all races.'
Sources
- League of American Bicyclists
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