jackie robinson was the first african american to play in baseball's major leagues.
jackie robinson was the first african american to play in baseball's major leagues.
who was the first african american to play in baseball's major leagues?
jackie robinson
list of sports desegregation firsts









































this is a list of sports desegregation firsts.









































section::::north america.









































section::::north america.:major league baseball.









































bullet::::- william edward white (1860–1937), believed to be the first african american to play in the major leagues, appearing in one game on june 21, 1879









































bullet::::- moses fleetwood walker (1856–1924), first openly african-american player (white passed as white.)









































bullet::::- jackie robinson (1919–1972), first african american to play in major league baseball in the modern era









































bullet::::- larry doby (1923–2003), second african american to break the color barrier, first in the american league
list of sports desegregation firsts
bullet::::- first african american to earn a doctorate degree from an american university: edward alexander bouchet (yale college ph.d., physics; also first african american to graduate from yale, 1874) (see also: 1866)









































section::::19th century.:1870s.:1877.









































bullet::::- first african-american graduate of west point and first african-american commissioned officer in the u.s. military: henry ossian flipper.









































section::::19th century.:1870s.:1878.









































bullet::::- first african-american police officer in boston, massachusetts: sergeant horatio j. homer.









































bullet::::- first african-american baseball player in organized professional baseball: john w. "bud" fowler.









































section::::19th century.:1870s.:1879.









































bullet::::- first african american to graduate from a formal nursing school: mary eliza mahoney, boston, massachusetts.









































section::::19th century.:1880s.
list of african-american firsts