First Black player

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Posted By: Hankron

Legitimate consideration should concern the definition of a black man? What was the definition in 1880s? what is it now (naturally, applied retroactively to the 1880s)? What will it be in 2050? Is one of these definitions right or are none of them entirely accurate? Who defines what is a black man? Can only black people make this definition? ... As illustrated by the simple fact that definitions of race change constantly yet the biology has been the same for thousands of years-- almost all societal and personal categorizations and definitions of race are not entirely about biology, but about something else.

This would suggest that the 'Who was the first black MLB player?' will never be solved, as no one will be able to definitively define, even with a blood sample, which player was a 'real black man.'