This week in Black history.(Mae C. Jemison became the first Black woman to travel in space )(James Hood and Vivian Malone denied access to the University of Alabama )(Brief article)

From: Jet | Date: June 12, 2006 | Copyright information

June 5, 1987--

Mae C. Jemison, educator, physician and astronaut, became the first Black woman to travel in space on this day. During her eight days aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor, Jemison conducted experiments on weightlessness, claustrophobia and other conditions encountered in space. Dr. Jemison, who has a background in both engineering and medical research, has worked in the areas of computer programming, printed wiring board materials, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, computer magnetic disc production, and reproductive biology. Born on October 17,1956, in ...

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