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Who was the AL's First African-American Superstar?
Tony Oliva and Minnie Minoso are "Morenos", dark skinned Latinos. Both Oliva and Minoso were born in Cuba so they are NOT African-American/black. As everyone who posts on BBF knows Frank Robinson was a Red. The 1st. AL developed "superstar" was Reggie Jackson.
Larry Doby was a upper-level All Star who was the best AL CFer between DiMaggio and Mantle.
The term "superstar" was coined by Andy Warhol as a phrase for actors in the films he produced. It was an ironic tag given to thespians who had never appeared in Hollywood films or Broadway plays. "Superstar" is a phrase of the 70's that isn't relevant until then although it is often applied in retrospect.
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