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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL EXPLORES THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE JOURNEY TOWARD RACIAL EQUALITY IN SPACE WITH BLACK IN SPACE: BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER

NEW DOCUMENTARY TO PREMIERE DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH ON FEBRUARY 24 AT 8 PM ET/PT   NEW YORK – January 21, 2020 – The race to get to space is long over, but buried in time is the revelatory story of the world’s first black astronauts. For many Americans, the 20th-century Space Race was a Cold War competition over rocketry and technological feats, but the world’s two superpowers were also engaged in another high-stakes race – one whose impact is still being felt today. BLACK IN SPACE: BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER examines the crucial moment when America’s history of racial prejudice became...