Moving forward : from space-age rides to Civil Rights sit-ins with Airman Alton Yates / written by Chris Barton ; illustrated by Steffi Walthall.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, New York : Beach Lane Books, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 32 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781534473652
- 1534473653
- From space-age rides to Civil Rights sit-ins with Airman Alton Yates
- Yates, Alton, 1936- -- Juvenile literature
- Airmen -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- History -- 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
- Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | YATES, A. B293 | Available | 33111010838601 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Meet activist Alton Yates, an Air Force veteran who dedicated his life to propelling America forward--from space travel to the Civil Rights Movement and beyond--in this inspiring nonfiction picture book.
As a child growing up in Jacksonville, Florida, Alton Yates watched Black veterans return home from fighting for their country, only to have that country turn its back on them. After Alton joined the Air Force and risked his life to make spacecraft and airplane flight safer, he returned home to the same Jim Crow laws.
Alton now had a new mission: To make a stand against Jim Crow.
Based on author Chris Barton's extensive interviews, witness Alton Yates's lifelong commitment to his country, as he put his life on the line time and again for science, for civil rights, and for America's progress.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 4-8. Beach Lane Books.
Grades 2-3. Beach Lane Books.