Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
The space race in the 1960s aimed for the moon, but also sped up racial integration at home. A convergence of civil rights laws and NASA operations in the South made the space agency an unexpected force in desegregation. Kojo talks with one of NASA’s first black engineers and explores a new radio documentary on the period.
Guests
- Richard Paul Radio Documentary Producer
- Morgan Watson Former NASA Engineer
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