Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly

The decision to prioritize a victory in
space over problems on Earth was the
most widespread criticism against the
space program. But even those voices in
the black community who expressed
admiration for the astronauts, who
supported the program and its mission,
took NASA to the woodshed for its lack
of black faces. No black television
commentators, no black administrators,
no black faces in Mission Control, and
most of all, no black astronauts. Blacks
were still smarting over the perceived
mistreatment of Ed Dwight, an astronaut
trainee who was given his walking
papers before he could even report for
duty.
Though groups like ACD and Reentry
Physics still employed several of the
former West Computers, Katherine and