The Almost Moon Man

<p>There are two stories from the 1960s that America likes to tell about itself — the civil rights movement and the space race. We look at the brief moment when the two collided. Guest: Emily Ludolph, who covered this story for The New York Times, spoke with Ed Dwight, a former Air Force pilot who had trained to be the first black astronaut. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>President John F. Kennedy was Ed Dwight’s champion. Within weeks of the president’s assassination, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/us/ed-dwight-was-set-to-be-the-first-black-astronaut-heres-why-that-never-happened.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">Mr. Dwight’s career as a prospective astronaut ended</a>.</li></ul>