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Kenny Washington is the first African American football player to sign a professional contract.
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Jackie Robinson played his first proffesional baseball game and was the first African American to play in the MLB.
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Dan Bankhead is the first black pitcher to play in a major league game (Brooklyn Dodgers) AND the first black player to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/firsts/first8.shtml
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The Supreme Court decides Brown v. Board of Education on May 17, arguing that "separate but equal" schools are inherently unequal. The decision declares legal school segregation unconstitutional. http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/timelines/a/50sCVTimeline.htm
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First African American to win this award in college football. This was the time period when blacks begin to contribute to the college football world.
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Major peace of legislation signed guaranteeing the equal treatment of all citizens.
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This is the date which the play Fences was first showed as a play.
