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It wasn’t until 1983 that the first African American, Guion Bluford, reached space

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It wasn’t until 1983 that the first African American, Guion Bluford, reached space

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. Kennedy's White House to be the first Black astronaut. But in training, he faced discrimination that detoured his path. In recent years, Dwight's story has received renewed ...

Accomplished Air Force pilot Ed Dwight was primed by John F. Kennedy to be the first Black astronaut when he ran into discrimination. He is now recognized as a pioneer at 90.

It wasn’t until 1983 that the first African American, Guion Bluford, reached space.

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

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

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