02623nam 2200625 450 991046051090332120200520144314.00-292-77250-5(CKB)3710000000356160(EBL)3571920(SSID)ssj0001441307(PQKBManifestationID)12550096(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001441307(PQKBWorkID)11393984(PQKB)11440388(MiAaPQ)EBC3571920(Au-PeEL)EBL3571920(CaPaEBR)ebr11022826(OCoLC)905856348(EXLCZ)99371000000035616020150304h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWe could not fail the first African Americans in the space program /Richard Paul & Steven MossAustin, Texas :University of Texas Press,2015.©20151 online resource (313 p.)Includes index.0-292-77249-1 ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1. A Man of Firsts: Julius Montgomery""; ""2. "There Was a Lot ofHistory There": Theodis Ray""; ""3. Stronger Than Steel: Frank Crossley""; ""4. Dixie's Role in the Space Age""; ""5. First of Race in Space: Ed Dwight""; ""6. The View from Space: George Carruthers""; ""7. "Huntsville, It Has Always Been Unique": Delano Hyder and Richard Hall""; ""8. The Country Spartacus: Clyde Foster""; ""9. Water Walkers: Morgan Watson and George Bourda""; ""Conclusion""""Appendix. Relevant Census Numbers on Employed Professional and Skilled Labor for NASA Host States""""Notes""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Index""African American professional employeesBiographyAfrican American engineersBiographyAfrican American astronautsBiographyDiscrimination in employmentUnited StatesHistory20th centuryRace discriminationUnited StatesHistory20th centuryElectronic books.African American professional employeesAfrican American engineersAfrican American astronautsDiscrimination in employmentHistoryRace discriminationHistory629.4092/396073Paul Richard1959-1057519Moss Steven1962-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460510903321We could not fail2492872UNINA