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Q. What was the secret escape system Harriet Tubman led slaves through? Who was the first African American in Major League Baseball? What special group

f Africans-American in Major League Baseball? What special group of African American Army soldiers was formed in 1866?

Answered By: Joelle Maurepas

Last Updated: Sep 30, 2015 Views: 686

Harriet Tubman's system was called the Underground Railroad
In 1866, Congress allowed the Army to raise 6 regiments of African-American soldiers. Before then, no African-American soldiers had been allowed to serve in the U.S. army. After the war, when these same regiments saw action against Native Americans, they adopted the term "Buffalo Soldiers" taken from the Native American's nickname for them.
Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.