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Posted By: Hankron

Perhaps the correct distinction is first 'openly black' Major League baseball player ... I've always considered things like history and art too rich and complex to be translated into bubblegum top 10 lists (Not that these lists aren't fun sometimes. This 'Who's #1?' has started insightful debate). Notice that even with the above 'first openly black player', the people and events haven't changed changed, but the modern definition has so as to preserve the desired "#1." You will find that most history books are as much a reflection of the author as the historial events and people, despite many authors' claims that they can be totally objective. And when you read someone's personal terms, categories and definitions, you are as much reading about the person as about the things he is defining and categorizing.