Marshall was the first African American to sit on the court. In 1983, Guion Bluford became the first Black American astronaut in space aboard the Challenger as part of the STS-8 mission.

THIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, NFL HALL OF FAMER BRIAN DAWKINS SHARES HOW DOCTOR GUION (GUY-ON) BLUFORD MADE HISTORY BY BECOMING THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO GO TO SPACE. THIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH ...

NASA didn’t select Black astronauts until 1978, and Guion Bluford became the first African American in space in 1983, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Dwight, now 90 years old, also made ...