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.