That was Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella who won the NL MVP award in 1951, 1953 and 1955.
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Sidney Poitier was the first African-American to win a Best Actor award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
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Click on the 'African American Firsts in MLB' to find out who each team's first African American player was and other facts.
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The first African American to win a Golden Globe Award was Sidney Poitier. He won it in 1964 for his performance in 'Lilies of the Field.'
The first African American to win a Golden Globe Award was Sidney Poitier. He won it in 1964 for his performance in 'Lilies of the Field.'
James Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an academy award. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South(1946)Sidney Poitier was the first African American man to win an academy award. He was nominated for the Best Actor award, and he won for his role in Lilies of the Field(1963).Louis Gossett, Jr. was the first African-American to win the Best Supporting Actor award. He won for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win the Academy Award for best-supporting actress in Gone With The Wind (1939)
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Sidney Poitier was the first African-American to win a Best Actor award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American performer to win an Academy Award. She won the Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
In 1950, Juanita Hall became the first African-American woman to win a Tony Award in the supporting actress category. She won the award for her performance as Bloody Mary in South Pacific.In 2004, Phylicia Rashad became the first African-American woman to win a Tony Award in lead actress category. She won the award for her performance of the hardened matriarch Lena Younger in the revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.