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Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier

The threeafrican americans are, Guion bluford jr., Frederick gregoryand ronald mcnair

Narrator: The three
african americans are, Guion bluford jr., Frederick gregory
and ronald mcnair

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Narrator: The three african americans are,
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Guion bluford jr.,
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Frederick gregory and ronald mcnair.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:45
Uploaded
Jun 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Brook Lapping Productions

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Movie Summary

Several African American pioneers of the Space Race.
They are all vying to become america's first - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
They are all vying to become america's first
It appears the united states has taken - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
It appears the united states has taken
Bluford: There was all this excitement because - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
Bluford: There was all this excitement because
Gregory: The excitement that was generated by this most diverse - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:08
Gregory: The excitement that was generated by this most dive...
Mcnair: I could see the gleam in his eyes - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:08
Mcnair: I could see the gleam in his eyes
Paul: The space program was a principle means of propaganda - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:09
Paul: The space program was a principle means of propaganda
There's a reason why the rockets were painted white - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:11
There's a reason why the rockets were painted white
This was a message to people saying, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:15
This was a message to people saying,
Narrator: It has taken america 17 tortuous years - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
Narrator: It has taken america 17 tortuous years
From the dawn of its space program, those with - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:11
From the dawn of its space program, those with
Paul: From the very first time an american goes - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:11
Paul: From the very first time an american goes
Narrator: Jfk has campaigned on a platform - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
Narrator: Jfk has campaigned on a platform
Seeing the huge upside of recruiting a black astronaut, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
Seeing the huge upside of recruiting a black astronaut,
Paul: There were some memos that went back and forth between - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:11
Paul: There were some memos that went back and forth between
Dutton sends a memo to yarmolinsky saying - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:11
Dutton sends a memo to yarmolinsky saying
Yarmolinsky writes back and says in effect, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
Yarmolinsky writes back and says in effect,
Dutton writes back and says yeah, that's not good enough. - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:04
Dutton writes back and says yeah, that's not good enoug...
We need a minority astronaut candidate, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
We need a minority astronaut candidate,
There's a young black pilot ready to start training. - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:04
There's a young black pilot ready to start training.
Captain edward dwight jr., with a top aeronautics degree - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
Captain edward dwight jr., with a top aeronautics degree