In the 1930's Jesse Owens shocked the world with his 4 gold medals in Germany during the anti-everything but whites era. In the 1940's black baseball players got their chance to play professionally when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. However, it wasn't until 1959 that the Boston Red Sox had a black player on their roster. The 60's were a time when the world met the most outgoing boxer in Mohammed Ali. This isn't counting interim positions, which is always filled with a white manager.
Baseball seems to be making small steps toward achieving equality if any at all.
Baseball Timeline 1860's - Amateur black teams start to spring up in the north and midwest. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Mich. The plays all 130 games on the road, but travels the country in a custom-made railroad car with sleeping quarters, a cook and porter, and the team's name emblazoned on the sides of the car. 1947 - Jackie Robinson is the first recognized black player to break the color barrier. He went on to win the Rookie of the Year award.