Sanders, Mingo
1858-1939 · Contribution: 1897
Transportation
Senior enlisted soldier of the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, which completed a nearly 2,000-mile bicycle expedition across the American West in 1897
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1858-1939
- Active since
- 1897
- Category
- Transportation
Impact on the world
Sanders led an experiment in military bicycle transport that both tested a new mode of movement and refuted racist doubts about Black soldiers' endurance.
Sources
- Smithsonian Magazine
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