<P> The color line was broken for good when Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization for the 1946 season . In 1947 , both Robinson in the National League and Larry Doby with the American League 's Cleveland Indians appeared in games for their teams . By the late 1950s , the percentage of black players on Major League teams matched or exceeded that of the general population . </P>
<P> The color line was broken for good when Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization for the 1946 season . In 1947 , both Robinson in the National League and Larry Doby with the American League 's Cleveland Indians appeared in games for their teams . By the late 1950s , the percentage of black players on Major League teams matched or exceeded that of the general population . </P>
who broke the color barrier in major league baseball
who broke the color barrier in major league baseball
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson