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Earl Lloyd became the first of three African-Americans to enter the NBA on October 31, 1950. He was a season opener for the Washington Capitals.
1947. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball
Jackie Robinson was a Major League Baseball player who played 2nd base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He is famous because in April of 1947, he broke baseball's color barrier by becoming the first ever African American to play in a Major League Baseball game for a Major League Baseball team.
Answer:Bud Fowler - 1878
Nowadays there is no difference. But a ways back only Whites could play in the major league and African-Americans could play in the Negro League.
Jackie Robinson
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being the first african-american in the major legues with the dodgers
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