The film Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier dives into the under-reported history of efforts to include people of color in the space race [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Most children who rise through the American education system are familiar with the US space program – or at least the story of the program’s achievements: John Glenn’s […]
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Ed Dwight Was Set to Be the First Black Astronaut. Here’s Why That Never Happened. | The New York Times
For a brief moment, the civil rights movement and the space race came together.
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Talking to the first black man in space | The St. Louis American
Dr. Guion “Guy” Bluford held a Q&A session at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
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