<P> John Baxter Taylor Jr . ( November 3 , 1882 , Washington , D.C. -- December 2 , 1908 , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American track and field athlete , notable as the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal . </P>
<P> John Baxter Taylor Jr . ( November 3 , 1882 , Washington , D.C. -- December 2 , 1908 , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American track and field athlete , notable as the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal . </P>
first black man to win an olympic gold medal
first black man to win an olympic gold medal
John Baxter Taylor Jr .
John Baxter Taylor Jr .