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Jackie Robinson and the Struggle of Becoming the First Black Player in Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson, seen above in 1954, was the first African-American player in Major League Baseball. When he broke the color barrier in 1947, he faced harsh treatment from his own teammates, as well as players on opposing teams.
Jack Roosevelt  Jackie  Robinson (January 31, 1919 â October 24, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman who became the first African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era.obinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers, by playing Robinson, ended racial segregation that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s.