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Originally Posted by yanks12025
Isn't it unfair that jackie gets all the credit and he wasn't even the first African American. Most people don't even know about Moses fleetwood walker. I think he doesn't get recognized because he didn't have a long/good career.
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Not to take anything away from Moses Walker, but his brief appearance (with his brother I think, right?) didn't really lead to much if any advancement for blacks in MLB. This was in no way Walker's fault, however I think Jackie Robinson's breakthrough will always and should always receive the praise it does. What happened in 1946-1947 lead directly to the cultural landscape/racial diversity the game has seen since.