Var den første afroamerikanske mand i årtier, der spillede i baseball i ligaen?
Moses Fleetwood Walker
Walker spillede i de mindre ligaer indtil 1889 og var den sidste afroamerikaner, der spillede i major league-niveauet, før Jackie Robinson brød baseballens farvelinje i 1947. Efter sin baseballkarriere blev han en succesfuld forretningsmand og opfinder. Som fortaler for sort nationalisme redigerede Walker også sammen med sin bror en avis, The Equator, i fællesskab med sin bror. Han udgav en bog, Our Home Colony (1908), for at udforske ideer om at emigrere tilbage til Afrika. Han døde i 1924 i en alder af 67 år.
Moses Fleetwood Walker
Walker played in the minor leagues until 1889, and was the last African-American to participate on the major league level before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line in 1947. After his baseball career, he became a successful businessman and inventor. As an advocate of Black nationalism, Walker also jointly edited a newspaper, The Equator, with his brother. He published a book, Our Home Colony (1908), to explore ideas about emigrating back to Africa. He died in 1924 at the age of 67.
Moses Fleetwood Walker