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Ed Dwight

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Ed Dwight
Kansas City, Silimin gɔli September 9, 1933 (run 91)
O ya TiŋgbaŋAmerica
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Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. (bɛ dɔɣi o la September 9, 1933) ka o nyɛ ŋun mɛri binyɛra African-American ŋun mɛri binyɛra mini sasabira. Ŋuna n-nyɛ tuuli African American ŋun kpe Air Force baŋsim lɛbu tuma ni ka NASA piigi o "astronauts".

Dwight nyɛla bɛ ni daa dɔɣi so Anashaara goli September 9, 1933, [1] Kansas City, Kansas, ka o laamba nyɛ Georgia Baker Dwight (1909–2006) mini Edward Joseph Dwight Sr. (1905–1975).[2][3][4][5]

Dwight in 2020

Zaŋ kana yuuni 2024 bahigu, Dwight daa mɛla yɛla teebu binyɛra kɔbigu ni pihitanaayi ni anfooninima gari tuhi kɔbishii, ka di shɛŋa nyɛ peentibu ni bin'mɛra.[11] O tuma shɛŋa m-bɔŋɔ:[12]

Name Picture Location Unveiled Notes
African American History Monument South Carolina State House grounds – Columbia, South Carolina March 29, 2001 [2][12]
Alex Haley / Kunta Kinte Memorial The City Dock – Annapolis, Maryland December 1999 [2][12]
Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial Constitution Gardens – Washington, D.C. 1991 [2]
Captain Walter Dyett Statue Chicago, Illinois [12]
Concerto Folly TheaterKansas City, Missouri [12]
Dr. Benjamin Mays Morehouse College Commons – Atlanta, Georgia [12]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Anne Arundel Community CollegeAnnapolis, Maryland 2006 [12]
Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. Houston, Texas 2007 [12]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial City Park – Denver, Colorado 2002 [2][12]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Coretta Scott King Allentown, Pennsylvania 2011 [12]
Gateway to Freedom International Memorial to the Underground Railroad Philip A. Hart Plaza – Detroit, Michigan 2001 [2][12][13]
George Washington Williams bust Ohio StatehouseColumbus, Ohio [2]
Hank Aaron Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumAtlanta, Georgia 1982 [12][4]
Inauguration of History and Hope – Inaugural Sculpture Scene of President Barack Obama Touring exhibit 2010 [12]
Jack Trice Memorial Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa [12]
Jazz: An American Art Form St. Louis Arch Museum – St. Louis, Missouri [14]
John Hope Franklin Tower of Reconciliation Tulsa, Oklahoma [12]
Mayor Harold Washington Harold Washington Cultural Center – Chicago, Illinois 2004 [12]
Memorial to Rosa Parks, Mother of the Civil Rights Movement Grand Rapids, Michigan 2010 [12]
Mother of Africa Chapel Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception – Washington, D.C. 1997 [12]
Mr. Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass National Historic Site – Washington, D.C. 1980 Dwight's first commission[12]
Quincy Jones Sculpture Park Chicago, Illinois [2]
Soldiers Memorial Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, Missouri 2007 [12]
Texas African American History Memorial Texas State CapitolAustin, Texas November 19, 2016 [15] Erected by the Texas African American History Memorial Foundation.
Tower of Freedom International Memorial to the Underground Railroad Civic Esplanade – Windsor, Ontario 2001 [2][12][13]
Underground Railroad Memorial Kellogg Foundation headquarters – Battle Creek, Michigan 1994 [12]
United House of Prayer for All People Lincoln Cemetery – Suitland, Maryland 2008 [12]
William E. Smith, Director of Airports Denver, Colorado [12]
Denmark Vesey Monument Charleston, South Carolina 2014 [16]

Yaha, Dwight daa yɛliya, Anashaara goli October 2024 ni tumdimi jendiri Normandy beaches yɛla teebu din yɛn niŋ nintiɣili ni World War II.[11]

  1. "KCK Native On Being The First African-American To Train For NASA". Central Standard. Kansas City. January 19, 2017. NPR. KCUR-FM. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ed Dwight. The HistoryMakers (June 19, 2002).
  3. Dwight, Georgia A.. Guide to the Dwight Family Collection — Dwight family papers, 1921-1993. Kenneth Spencer Research Library.
  4. 1 2 Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: Eddie Dwight. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
  5. Eddie Dwight Negro Leagues Statistics & History.
  6. Past Honorary Degree Recipients. Arizona State University (February 5, 2009).
  7. Schwier-Morales, Armando A. (August 7, 2020). "Space Force celebrates trailblazer". United States Space Force. https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2304360/space-force-celebrates-trailblazer/.
  8. 2020 Honoree: Artist Award. Bonfils-Stanton Foundation (November 5, 2020).
  9. "Newly Named Asteroids Reflect Contributions of Pioneering Astronauts". NASA. March 16, 2021. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/newly-named-asteroids-reflect-contributions-of-pioneering-astronauts.
  10. "CAHSS Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Ed Dwight". University of Denver. June 1, 2022. https://liberalarts.du.edu/news-events/all-articles/cahss-lifetime-achievement-award-winner-ed-dwight.
  11. 1 2 Caumont, Félix (October 20, 2024). « Je suis la personne noire la plus connue dont personne n'a jamais entendu parler. » Ed Dwight : une histoire américaine. (fr-FR).
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Memorials & Public Art. eddwight.com. Ed Dwight Studios, Inc..
  13. 1 2 Underground Railroad Statuary and Memorial. detroit1701.org.
  14. Behind the Scenes. eddwight.com. Ed Dwight Studios, Inc..
  15. SPB - Capitol Grounds Monuments.
  16. Parker, Adam (February 14, 2014). Denmark Vesey monument unveiled before hundreds (en). Evening Post Industries.