We could not fail the first African Americans in the Space Program

We could not fail : the first African Americans in the Space Program / Richard Paul & Steven Moss.

Author/creator	Paul, Richard, 1959-
Other author/creator	Moss, Steven, 1962-
Format	Electronic and Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	Austin : University of Texas Press, [2015]
Description	x, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	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. 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.

Portion of title	First African Americans in the Space Program
Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014030513
ISBN	9780292772496 (cloth : alk. paper)

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