When did every Major League Baseball team become integrated?

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Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants swings his bat after hitting his record-breaking 756th home run, with the catcher, umpire, and a cheering crowd behind him at AT&T Park. — History of baseball Giants legend Barry Bonds hitting his record-setting 756th career home run, August 7, 2007.

The full integration of Major League Baseball was a gradual process that began in 1947 when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. While Robinson’s debut marked a pivotal moment in the American civil rights movement, the integration of all major league teams was not completed until 1959, when Elijah Green joined the Boston Red Sox.12