February 9, 2017, Atlanta: Braves Vice Chairman John Schuerholz and General Manager John Coppolella unveil a photograph of Bill Lucas as the Braves name the baseball operations conference room after Lucas, baseball's first African-American general manager, on Thursday Feb. 9, 2017, in Atlanta. The dedication coincides with the 40th anniversary of Lucas’ first season as vice president of player personnel, which made him the first African-American to oversee a player personnel department in baseball and the highest ranking African-American in Major League Baseball at the time. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com