Events from February 24 – February 24 | Bartram's Garden https://www.bartramsgarden.org/calendar/ 50+ Acre Public Park and River Garden at a National Historic Landmark Wed, 31 Jan 2024 19:33:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.bartramsgarden.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Untitled-1-1-32x32.png Events from February 24 – February 24 | Bartram's Garden https://www.bartramsgarden.org/calendar/ 32 32 “Space Race” Documentary Showing https://www.bartramsgarden.org/event/space-race-documentary-showing/ Sat, 24 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.bartramsgarden.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=18939 In 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy selected a young test pilot named Edward Joseph “Ed” Dwight Jr. to become the first African American astronaut. While Ed was ultimately not...

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]]> In 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy selected a young test pilot named Edward Joseph “Ed” Dwight Jr. to become the first African
American astronaut. While Ed was ultimately not selected by NASA, his cultural impact paved the way for those that followed. In honor of
World Space Week, we’re celebrating his legacy.

Join us and the Black Science Coalition and Institute for a free public showing of the documentary The Space Race.

Coming this February to Disney Plus from National Geographic Documentaries, The Space Race takes a new look at the Space Age through the untold stories of Black astronauts.

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