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.
