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Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Ed Dwight at the United States Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California, 1963 April 4 First Negro astronaut

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WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)

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In this series of eight WSB-TV newsfilm clips from April 4, 1963 at the United States Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California, Ed Dwight is interviewed.The first six clips are silent. The opening clip is of the outside of the United States Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School. Clips following five clips are shots of several unidentified men from inside one of the classrooms. The opening clip shows men at desks and pans across the room to Ed Dwight. He comments and points to something off screen in two of the clips. There is one shot of an unidentified instructor at the front of the classroom holding a model of the North American X-15 rocket-powered aircraft, and a second shot taken from the back of the classroom.The last two clips have sound. Dwight comments that his participation in the program could be seen as progress for African Americans, but that he would prefer to look at it as an individual rather than as his race..Slug title: First Negro astronautTitle supplied by cataloger.Cue sheet includes: "F.M. #28956."Slug title taken from paper file cue sheet.
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Contributors:
Dwight, Edward, Jr., 1933
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Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Astronauts
  2. African Americans
  3. Airplanes
  4. Astronauts
  5. Models
  6. Training Of
  7. United States
  8. X 15 (Rocket Aircraft)

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