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Barton, Chris,

Moving forward : from space-age rides to Civil Rights sit-ins with Airman Alton Yates / From space-age rides to Civil Rights sit-ins with Airman Alton Yates written by Chris Barton ; illustrated by Steffi Walthall. - First edition. - 48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 32 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

"A picture book biography on Alton Yates, a Black man who served in the Air Force in the 1950s and contributed to key research on flight safety for pilots and passengers. After returning home, Alton dedicated his life to standing against Jim Crow and fighting for racial equality"--

Ages 4-8. Beach Lane Books. Grades 2-3. Beach Lane Books.

ISBN: 9781534473652 1534473653

LCCN: 2021003793

Subjects--Personal Names:
Yates, Alton, 1936- --Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Airmen--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Florida--Jacksonville--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Florida--Jacksonville--Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers--Florida--Jacksonville--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--Florida--Jacksonville--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Jacksonville (Fla.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Jacksonville (Fla.)--Race relations--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.
Creative nonfiction.
Picture books.