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Arthur Tays was a showman, restaurant owner and more in Iron Mountain, MI.
Son of formerly enslaved Union veteran Rev. Christopher Tays, he grew up in Missouri. #MIHistory #BHM #Unerasing
Son of formerly enslaved Union veteran Rev. Christopher Tays, he grew up in Missouri. #MIHistory #BHM #Unerasing
Seeking medical attention was almost impossible for a Black man in Iron Mountain circa 1900. Tays died as a result of a tooth allowed to decay so badly his jaw went with it.
He left a wife, Rose, and a son, James. Rose was white but found herself shunned in short order regardless. Rose and Jimmy went to Chicago.
April 1975, the furthest women are permitted to run in the UK is 6k. Pressure for change is building...as this letter to @AthleticsWeekly shows...
#SportsHistory #MarathonHistory
#SportsHistory #MarathonHistory
The change came in "on a trial basis" in October 1975 when the English women's governing body for road racing permitted women to run longer distances depending on their age - 21+ for the marathon.
#WomensRunningHistory
#WomensRunningHistory
These were the rules for distances girls and women in England were permitted to race prior to October 1975 at cross country & road races
16+ - minimum distance 4km, max 6k
#WomensRunningHistory
16+ - minimum distance 4km, max 6k
#WomensRunningHistory
Documenting the #Olympics & #Paralympics Day 1 kicking off now withba welcome from @IanCooke13 from @britishlibrary #ResearchingTheGames
The @britishlibrary has a wide variety of resources related to #SportsHistory including the @UKWebArchive & @NetPreserve #WebArchive collections. Read more about our #WebArchiving sports collections here blogs.bl.uk/webarchive/202… #ResearchingTheGames
First speaker in the academic panel chaired by @hdichter is @drljharris presenting his research on Britain & the Olympic Games from 1908-1920 #ResearchingTheGames
