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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
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.
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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...
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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
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
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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
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