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Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier

(mission control speakingin foreign language) Arnaldo tamayo mendez, acuban chosen by the...

(mission control speaking
in foreign language) Arnaldo tamayo mendez, a
cuban chosen by the soviets, Has become the first
black man in space

Full Transcript

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(mission control speaking in foreign language)
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Arnaldo tamayo mendez, a cuban chosen by the soviets,
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Has become the first black man in space.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:58
Uploaded
Jun 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Brook Lapping Productions

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Movie Summary

Several African American pioneers of the Space Race.
Translator: I have always been where I need to be - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
Translator: I have always been where I need to be
The objective here wasn't to be the first black person - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
The objective here wasn't to be the first black person
(mendez speaking in foreign language) - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:10
(mendez speaking in foreign language)
And you could see cuba very clearly, the same way you see it - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:08
And you could see cuba very clearly, the same way you see it
And I was imagining all the kids waking up to go to school, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:10
And I was imagining all the kids waking up to go to school,
Romanenko and I gave each other a strong hug, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:08
Romanenko and I gave each other a strong hug,
Narrator: Mendez is lionized, both in the soviet union - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:09
Narrator: Mendez is lionized, both in the soviet union
(mendez speaking in foreign language) - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
(mendez speaking in foreign language)
The attention, the love and affection that I got - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
The attention, the love and affection that I got
Lewis: If anyone foresaw the issue of race coming up - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:09
Lewis: If anyone foresaw the issue of race coming up
He was the one who was aware of the racial issues. - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:04
He was the one who was aware of the racial issues.
(audience applauding) - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:04
(audience applauding)
Translator: Russians were amazed that this little - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:09
Translator: Russians were amazed that this little
Narrator: The soviets have sent - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
Narrator: The soviets have sent
The fact that he is cuban sends a message to nations - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
The fact that he is cuban sends a message to nations
They will be rewarded if they align with the ussr. - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
They will be rewarded if they align with the ussr.
They were thinking of changing the geopolitical landscape - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:13
They were thinking of changing the geopolitical landscape
Narrator: The us didn't seem to want to acknowledge - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
Narrator: The us didn't seem to want to acknowledge
The american press barely mentioned - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:04
The american press barely mentioned
The us cannot now be the first, but it still has to deliver. - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
The us cannot now be the first, but it still has to deliver.