Moses Fleetwood Walker First African-American Baseball Player in the Major Leagues

Written by Latino Sports News Service.
Monday, 22 February 2010
A Plague honoring Fleetwood Walker in Toledo, Ohio History books might not teach this and a Major League baseball might not recognize this, but many believe that although Jackie Robinson is honored as the first black major league player in the modern era, an Ohio athlete and civil rights advocate preceded him by 60 plus years. Read more at Suite101: Moses Fleetwood Walker: First African-American Baseball Player in the Major Leagues http://baseballhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/moses_fleetwood_walker#ixzz0gKLMo3hF Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites

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