Larry Doby Henry Thompson Willard Brown Dan Bankhead
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Earl Lloyd became the first of three African-Americans to enter the NBA on October 31, 1950. He was a season opener for the Washington Capitals.
Phillies
Nowadays there is no difference. But a ways back only Whites could play in the major league and African-Americans could play in the Negro League.
first to play
In 1884, two bothers, Fleet and Welday Walker, black Americans, played for Toledo in the American Association which was considered a Major League at the time. In the modern era, of course, Jackie Robinson is considered the first African American player when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
being the first african-american in the major legues with the dodgers
Dan Bankhead was the first African-American pitcher to play in a major league game.
1947. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball
Answer:Bud Fowler - 1878
His success with the Brooklyn Dodgers was a major milestone in the historic march towards integration of black/Negro/African-Americans into American society
Jackie Robinson