First african american to play in the major leagues in the modern era

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Reyna Hines

25 January, 12:27

First african american to play in the major leagues in the modern era

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Saige Lambert · Answer 1

Jackie Robinson is known by many as the first black baseball player to play Major League baseball. But that is not accurate. Robinson broke Major League's color barrier in 1946, making him the first black player in the modern era, but about 50 black players were on Major League rosters in the late 1800s.