Jackie Robinson was able to play Major League Baseball because the Brooklyn Dodgers called him up from the minors in 1947. His first season in the majors, Robinson played first base.
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Robinson, who played his entire career with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1947-1956), was the first African-American to break baseball's color line. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
The first African American was Jakkie Robinson and he was awsome.