We could not fail : the first African Americans in the Space Program / Richard Paul & Steven Moss.
Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2015]Edition: First editionDescription: x, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780292772496
- First African Americans in the Space Program
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography
- African American professional employees -- Biography
- African American engineers -- Biography
- African American astronauts -- Biography
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- History
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Rules and practice -- History
- Discrimination in employment -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- 629.4092/396073 23
- TL521.312 .P39 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.