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What year did Jackie Robinson break the color barrier by being the first black major league baseball player?
1947. The Sporting News named one Rookie of the Year for both leagues in that season. Robinson was named ROY for the entire majors and not just the National League.
Who was the first black major-league man to play baseball?
Mr.Robinson
Who was the First black baseball player with Brooklyn Dodgers?
Jackie Robinson was the first black ballplayer in Major League Baseball, made his Major League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
Who was the first major league baseball player that became a fundamentalist preacher?
Andrew Voss
Who were the five Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps between 1801 and 1946?
There was no such thing as the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps until 1957. The first Sergeant Major in the Marine Corps was Sergeant Major Archibald Sommers who became the Corps' first Sergeant Major in 1801.
What was the major sport in the 1940's?
In 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first black to play Major League Baseball
What did Lena Horne do that was important?
She became the first black performer to sign a longtime contract with a major Hollywood studio.
Who you Jackie Robinson?
Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player who became the first black player in the major league of baseball
What organization developed the first major black capitalist enterprise?
That would be the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company. Madam Walker was the first Black millionaire in the U.S.
Major world events from 1998-2009?
President Obama became first black president of UnitedStates. The WTC attack.
Who became the first black player?
The first African-American player in the major leagues was Jackie Robinson. The Brooklyn Dodgers played him for the first time on April 15, 1947.
Why is Beverly Harvard an important figure?
Beverly J. Harvard became the first Black woman police chief of a major u.s. city in 1994.
What San Francisco giant became the first black player to be named the captain of a major league baseball team?
Wille Mays of the 1964 Giants.
Who was a gifted singer who became the first black to solo with the Meltropolita Opera in New York?
Here's the chronology... In 1945, Todd Duncan became the first Afric-American to sing with a major opera company; followed by Camilla Williams in 1946 who was the first to be "contracted" with a major opera company (both at New York City Opera, the nations #2 largest -- and premiere American -- opera house). In 1946 Helen Phillips, becomes the first Afric-American to sing on the Met Stage when she appears as a substitute chorister. In 1955, Marian Anderson, became the first Afric-American to sing "solo" at the Met; followed within months by Robert McFerrin. Later in that same year, 1955, Mattawilda Dobbs became the first Afric-American to receive a "long term contract" with the Met.
Which of these dancers became the director of a major American dance company?
Kathryn dunham
In 1970's in Washington DC who became the first black superintendent of schools in a major United States city?
who was the superindent of DC public schools in 1970
Who was the first women CEO?
The first woman to become a CEO of a major U.S. company was Katharine Graham, who took over as CEO of The Washington Post Company in 1972. Under her leadership, the company expanded significantly and became a major player in the media industry. Graham is often celebrated for her role in publishing the Pentagon Papers and Watergate reporting, which solidified her legacy in journalism.
