We could not fail : the first African Americans in the space program /

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"The Space Age began just as the struggle for civil rights forced Americans to confront the long and bitter legacy of slavery, discrimination, and violence against African Americans. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson utilized the space program as an agent for social change, using fe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Paul, Richard, 1959- (Autor), Moss, Steven, 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 2015.
Temas:
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Officials and employees > Biography.
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Officials and employees > History.
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Rules and practice > History.
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1900-1999
African American professional employees > Biography.
African American engineers > Biography.
African American astronauts > Biography.
Discrimination in employment > United States > History > 20th century.
Race discrimination > United States > History > 20th century.
Professionnels salariés noirs américains > Biographies.
Ingénieurs noirs américains > Biographies.
Astronautes noirs américains > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
African American astronauts
African American engineers
African American professional employees
Discrimination in employment
Employees
Parliamentary practice
Race discrimination
United States
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A man of firsts: Julius Montgomery
  • "There was a lot of history there": Theodis Ray
  • Stronger than steel: Frank Crossley
  • Dixie's role in the Space Age
  • First of race in space: Ed Dwight
  • The view from space: George Carruthers
  • "Huntsville, it has always been unique": Delano Hyder and Richard Hall
  • The country spartacus: Clyde Foster
  • Water walkers: Morgan Watson and George Bourda
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Relevant census numbers on employed professional and skilled labor for NASA host states.

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