THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AT THE SPACEPORT
WILL SOON BE TOLD
OUR STORIES
From the hiring of the first NASA/KSC Black Professional in 1963 until the present day, African Americans at the Spaceport have not been just ‘window dressing’ or ‘EEO numbers’ as some will allege. African Americans have been and continue to be contributing NASA Team members. It is our collective responsibility to tell our own stories and to not let anyone distort, misrepresent or undermine our achievements at the Spaceport or anywhere else.
NINE EXAMPLES OF BLACK PIONEERS/HIGH ACHIEVERS AT AMERICA’S SPACEPORT
THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE STORIES CAPTURED IN THE BOOK
REMER PRINCE
NASA/KSC first ‘Computer GURU’ and NASA’s 1st Black Engineering Supervisor
KATHERINE CLINTON
1st Black NASA/KSC Female Engineer
JAMES JENNINGS
1st NASA/KSC Black Deputy Director
JAMES WILDER
KSC’S 1st Black Rockwell Apollo CSM Engineer
NAP CARROLL
NASA/KSC First and only Black CFO
HAROLD WILSON
First and only Black Lockheed KSC Employment Manager
HERB PEETE
One of NASA/KSC 1st Black Engineers and a Key NASA Design Engineer
DAN EVANS
One of NASA/KSC 1st Black Mathematicians and a ‘NASA Hidden Figure’
ART EDWARDS
KSC’S 1st Black Rockwell Apollo Engineer
