“[as Mary goes to hitchhike she notices a police car approaching them] Mary Jackson: Girls. Dorothy Vaughan: No crime in a broken-down car. Mary Jackson: No crime being Negro neither. Katherine Johnson: Button it up, Mary. Nobody wants to go to jail behind your mouth. Mary Jackson: I’ll do my best,…”Tagged: Cars, hitchhiking, NASA, negro, disrespectful
“[Hampton, Virginia 1961 – Dorothy is under the car trying to fix it as Katherine and Mary wait] Dorothy Vaughan: Okay, try to turn it over now. Katherine! Mary! Somebody! Mary Jackson: Katherine! Quit staring off into space and turn the damn car over. Katherine Johnson: I got it! I’m not deaf. Mary…”Tagged: Cars, starters, hitchhiking