First professional african-american athletes
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First African American to play major league baseball: Possibly William Edward White; he played as a substitute in one professional baseball game for the Providence Grays of the National League, on June 21, Work by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) suggests that he may have been the See more.
Who was the first black athlete to compete in the olympics
At the Olympics, Shani Davis became the first Black American athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Games.
Famous black athletes female
Frederick Douglas “Fritz” Pollard Sr. (–), a diminutive back of Brown University, became the first black to play in the Rose Bowl.
Famous black athletes male
Who was the African American athlete who promoted civil rights and broke the color line in men's professional tennis as the first African American man to win the U.S. Open in ?