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The world of sports generally is invoked in the frequently cited example of Jackie Robinson, who became the first African American of the modern era to become a Major League Baseball player in 1947, after 60 years of segregated Negro leagues.
Famous Black athletes make sports history by playing a key role in winning a championship, breaking a record, or being the first to achieve something in their sport. ... the first African American ...
Wayne Embry, first African-American General manager and team president in NBA history, 2x NBA Executive of the Year [2] Rube Foster , former executive of the Chicago American Giants Rod Higgins , former president of Basketball Operations for the Charlotte Bobcats
American sports wouldn't be what they are today without the trailblazing black athletes of years past. From household names like Jackie Robinson to more recent history-makers like Vonetta Flowers ...
Pages in category "African-American sports history" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The Journal of African American History’s (JAAH) Special Issue on African American participation in sports in the 19th and 20th centuries demonstrates that African Americans have often used sports to challenge the social subjugation of their communities and stigma of the society. [136]
1879: 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. White passed as white. 1884: Moses Fleetwood Walker (1856–1924), first openly African-American player; 1887: Jim Toy (1858–1919), another possible, disputed candidate for first Native ...
Simultaneously, basketball was catching on among African Americans in New York City, and these two urban centers served as the early incubators of the black game. [8] The first independent African American basketball team in the history of the sport was the Smart Set Athletic Club of Brooklyn, which was organized in 1907. This team promptly won ...