Why was satchel paige important to the fight of social equality for african americans

Paige was the first African American athlete that  played in the World Series and became the first player from Negro Leagues  to be elected in the National Baseball Hall of Fame .
He proved to the world that they could compete and beat the whites and that helped to pave the way for African American to join the Major League baseball, that was once banned from them because of their color.

It has the potential to lead to limits on rights by giving flexibility in making laws.