The first african american player in major league baseball was

The first African American player in Major League Baseball was Jackie Robinson.

Jackie Robinson (Cairo, January 31, 1919 - Stamford, October 24, 1972) was an American baseball player. He was the first African-American player of Major League Baseball in the modern era. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the "color line" in American baseball, playing for Brooklyn Dodgers.

He is considered the greatest idol in the sport by many baseball fans.

the iconic cartoon that you are talking about is probably a man standing on top of a country with his legs spread wide. 

this cartoon suggests that europeans are powerful enough to subdue an entire continent. this was a satirical image that was drawn during the time of the colonization of the british empire in africa.

this image was inspired by the plans of the british empire to create telegraph lines all over africa promoting the further spread of its colonies through faster communication. the picture depicts the colonial mentality of the british empire in general as well as the struggle of africans to claim their own land. hope this ! (: