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Why do people consider Jackie Robinson the first Black baseball
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Before Jackie Robinson, Moses Fleetwood Walker broke baseball's
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Significant Black firsts in sports history
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Bases Loaded: Meet White Sox Star Shortstop Tim Anderson
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Joe Black – Society for American Baseball Research
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A look back at Jackie Robinson on the 75th anniversary of breaking
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Last player to wear No. 42 for each MLB team
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Jackie Robinson wasn't the only Black player to break barriers in
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Before Jackie Robinson, Moses Fleetwood Walker broke baseball's