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Jakie Robinson was the first African American that played baseball
AnswerJackie Robinson was the first African American to play in Baseball major leagues. He broke the color barrier between blacks and whites in sports. He also helped Martin Luther King Jr. in the march and was recognized. When he refuse to sit on the back of a bus in about 1948 he was put on trial and consequently didn't get deployed and was put on trial. For this, he had an honorable discharge.
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Jackie Robinson was famous because he was the first black to EVER play on the same team as white people(s).

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Jackie Robinson is a famous baseball player because he was the first african-american to ever play on a major league team. I hope that answers your question.

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he was the first African American baseball player

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