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Moving forward : from space-age rides to Civil Rights sit-ins with Airman Alton Yates

Call Number

  • J 921 YATES (CEN, POW)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, New York : Beach Lane Books, [2022]

Physical Description

48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 32 cm

Audience

Grades 2-3. Beach Lane Books.

Summary

"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"--

Added Authors

Steffi Walthall