<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
was the first african american man in decades to play in major league baseball
was the first african american man in decades to play in major league baseball
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson