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Historical Context Timeline

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  • August Wilson was born

    August Wilson was born
    August Wilson was born

  • Jackie Robinson became the first black to play professional baseball

    Jackie Robinson became the first black to play professional baseball
    Jackie Robinson became the first black to play professional baseball

  • First African-American pitcher to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Satchel Paige

    First African-American pitcher to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Satchel Paige
    First African-American pitcher to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Satchel Paige

  • black athletes had become an integrated part of professional and college sports

    black athletes had become an integrated part of professional and college sports
    black athletes had become an integrated part of professional and college sports

  • First African-American American attorney

    First African-American American attorney
    First African-American American attorney

  • First African-American interracial male kiss on network television: Sammy Davis, Jr

    First African-American interracial male kiss on network television: Sammy Davis, Jr
    First African-American interracial male kiss on network television: Sammy Davis, Jr

  • Dr. Guion Stewart “Guy” Bluford, Jr is the fist African-American astronaut

    Dr. Guion Stewart “Guy” Bluford, Jr is the fist African-American astronaut
    Dr. Guion Stewart “Guy” Bluford, Jr is the fist African-American astronaut