In DeSoto this week, students from one school are being immersed in the history of the woman who bears the name of their school and was immortalized in the movie "Hidden Figures."

The classwork for the Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy reflects the science, technology and engineering direction of Johnson's career. But teaching these students about Johnson's journey is deemed a course on culture, confidence and commonality.

Born in 1918, Katherine Johnson became a well-known mathematician and a pioneer in America's space flight exploration history . Her story as a math genius for NASA during the nation's era of racial segregation is documented in the film "Hidden Figures." Johnson was famously depicted by actress Taraji P. Henson in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film, which told

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