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Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier

(rhythmic electronic theme) I flew all over, droppedbombs all over south vietnam

(rhythmic electronic theme) I flew all over, dropped
bombs all over south vietnam

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I flew all over, dropped bombs all over south vietnam.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:52
Uploaded
Jun 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Brook Lapping Productions

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Movie Summary

Several African American pioneers of the Space Race.
I saw this thing about flying in space, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
I saw this thing about flying in space,
I got this call from this guy and he said I'm from nasa, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
I got this call from this guy and he said I'm from nasa...
Narrator: In 1978, now a married family man in ohio, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:13
Narrator: In 1978, now a married family man in ohio,
But in secret, at the same time, tamayo mendez - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
But in secret, at the same time, tamayo mendez
His name won't be publicized unless he actually - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
His name won't be publicized unless he actually
The race is entering its final stage. - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:04
The race is entering its final stage.
(mendez speaking in foreign language) - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
(mendez speaking in foreign language)
The fact that we had been chosen to represent cuba - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:08
The fact that we had been chosen to represent cuba
Therefor he understood everything, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
Therefor he understood everything,
Translator: When it's decided that it's you, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:22
Translator: When it's decided that it's you,
Narrator: Back in ohio, the euphoria around bluford - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
Narrator: Back in ohio, the euphoria around bluford
Within days of his selection, his mother calls - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
Within days of his selection, his mother calls
Bluford my mother called me out of the blue and said, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:08
Bluford my mother called me out of the blue and said,
She began to question if she did a good job - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:08
She began to question if she did a good job
And I was a lot more successful than she had even imagined. - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
And I was a lot more successful than she had even imagined.
My mother died, so, we put our house up on the market, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:14
My mother died, so, we put our house up on the market,
Narrator: Two men, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
Narrator: Two men,
Both unaware of each other or their roles - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
Both unaware of each other or their roles
But only one would become the first black man in space. - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
But only one would become the first black man in space.
(dramatic theme music) - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:04
(dramatic theme music)