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 federal...

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Main Authors: Paul, Richard, 1959- (Author), Paul, Richard (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Moss, Steven, 1962- (Author), Moss, Steven (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: De Gruyter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
Austin, Texas : 2015
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.
African American astronauts > Biography
African American engineers > Biography
African American professional employees > Biography
Discrimination in employment > United States > History > 20th century
Race discrimination > United States > History > 20th century
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century

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