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

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paul, Richard, 1959-
Other Authors: Moss, Steven, 1962-
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
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.
African American astronauts.
African American engineers.
African American professional employees.
Discrimination in employment.
Employees.
Parliamentary practice.
Race discrimination.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics.
United States.
Biographies.
Biography.
History.

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