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THE WORLD’S FIRST BLACK SPORTING SUPERSTARS? CELEBRATING ANDREW WATSON & MAJOR TAYLOR ON FILM

  • Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street Glasgow, Scotland, G3 8AW United Kingdom (map)

Join us for this double bill celebrating the lives of two Black sporting superstars of the late nineteenth century. The evening will open with the documentary film ‘Mark Walters in the Footsteps of Andrew Watson’ in which former Rangers player Mark Walters looks back at his time with the club. Mark discovers Black footballing pioneers in Scotland, including a multiracial football team who played near Ibrox stadium. This documentary will be followed by the short animation, ‘‘Major’ Taylor - The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World’ from The Afrowegian Soundsystem, introduced by Jideofor Muotone.

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