By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Smithsonian Magazine Air Force Capt. Edward J. Dwight Jr. made international news on March 30, 1962, when he became the first African-American candidate for astronaut training. He was offered the chance by the Kennedy administration when Whitney Young (then-president of the National Urban League) endorsed him. Unfortunately, Dwight endured a […]
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