The Skanner News - Ed Dwight Was to Be the First Black Astronaut. At 90, He's Finally Getting His Due
It wasn’t until 1983 that the first African American, Guion Bluford, reached space. But two decades earlier, Ed Dwight found himself at a fulcrum of 20th Century American history, where the space race and the struggle for social justice converged. An accomplished Air Force pilot, Dwight was groomed by John F. Kennedys White House to be the first Black astronaut. But in training, he faced discrimination that detoured his path. In recent years, Dwights story has received renewed attention. Now 9...
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