A poem by Gil Scott-Heron called "Whitey on the Moon" (1970) illustrated the racial inequality in the United States that was highlighted by the Space Race.
ɐ pˈoʊᵻm baɪ ɡˈɪl skˈɑːthˈɛɹən kˈɔːld "wˈaɪɾi ɔnðə mˈuːn" nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈɪləstɹˌeɪɾᵻd ðə ɹˈeɪʃəl ɪniːkwˈɔlᵻɾi ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ðæt wʌz hˈaɪlaɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə spˈeɪs ɹˈeɪs.