Jackie Robinson: First African-American player to play in Major League Baseball. Played for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch Rickey: Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who signed Jackie Robinson. Because of Branch the color barrier in baseball was broken.
Pee Wee Reese: One of Jackie Robinson's closest friends on the Dodgers (Shortstop). Reese was pro desegregation of baseball.
Roberto Clemente: African American right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates who died in a plane crash on the way to a missions trip to Venezuela
Wendell Smith: African American sportswriter who influenced the choice of Jackie Robinson to be the first African American to play Major League Baseball