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Ed Dwight was in line to be the first Black astronaut. History had other ideas

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Air Force Captain Edward J. Dwight, Jr. gets a hero's welcome from youngsters at Langdon Elementary School in Washington, D.C. in 1964. (Washington Post via Getty Images)
Air Force Captain Edward J. Dwight, Jr. gets a hero's welcome from youngsters at Langdon Elementary School in Washington, D.C. in 1964. (Washington Post via Getty Images)

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