4 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁baseball ▁player , ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁campaign er , ▁and ▁poet . ▁An ▁African ▁American , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁soldiers ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁to ▁remain ▁living . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁Charles ▁Lee ▁Young er ▁and ▁his ▁mother , ▁Elizabeth , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁slaves . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁Young er ▁was ▁man um itted ▁by ▁his ▁father ' s ▁will ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁sister ▁sent ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁Ober lin . ▁ ▁Young er ▁played ▁baseball ▁for ▁Ober lin ▁College ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁pitch er . ▁He ▁also ▁pitch ed ▁for ▁various ▁teams ▁including ▁the ▁Pen fields , ▁Resol utes , ▁and ▁all - black ▁professional ▁team ▁the ▁Z ulus . ▁He ▁was ▁interview ed ▁about ▁his ▁experiences . ▁On ▁the ▁Resol utes , ▁a ▁team ▁" formed ▁from ▁the ▁best ▁players " ▁from ▁two ▁other ▁clubs ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁Young er ▁was ▁" the ▁only ▁black ▁man ▁on ▁the ▁only ▁integrated ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Reserve ". ▁He ▁was ▁categor ized ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁quad ro on . ▁ ▁Young er ▁su ed ▁a ▁the ater ▁for ▁den ying ▁he ▁and ▁a ▁companion ▁access ▁to ▁the ater ▁seats ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁black . ▁The ▁case ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁where , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2