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A Launching Pad For Integration: NASA And The Space Program

At the same time people were taking to the streets and marching for civil rights in the 1960s, a few men were fighting to end racism simply by going to work — for NASA. On this edition of Up To Date, we learn about the contributions of the first African-Americans to the space program and to the struggle for civil equality. 

Guests:

  • Richard Paul an  independent public radio documentary producer whose work includes "Race and the Space Race," about the first African Americans in the space program.
  • Steven Moss is an associate professor of English at Texas State Technical College and a Fellow of the Kellogg Institute. He and Richard Paul are the co-authors of We Could Not Fail: The First African Americans in the Space Program.
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