“Breaking new ground on issues of race, gender, religion, labor, and tourism, this volume shows the wide impact of the space program on southern culture, education, economy, and technology.”—Kenneth Lipartito, coauthor of A History of the Kennedy Space Center “Goes well beyond traditional technical or political stories of NASA’s place amongst the events of the twentieth century … Continue reading NASA and the American South
New Paperback Release: NASA and the Long Civil Rights Movement
American Astronautical Society Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award “Those interested in the effects of the Civil Rights Movement upon NASA’s policies, specifically in the South, should begin with this anthology.”—Journal of African American History “This book is important because it pushes beyond . . . well-known intersections between space exploration and civil rights and … Continue reading New Paperback Release: NASA and the Long Civil Rights Movement
NASA and the Long Civil Rights Movement
“Shines new light on a variety of civil rights topics within aerospace history.”—Steven Moss, coauthor of We Could Not Fail: The First African Americans in the Space Program “The essays in this useful volume present a nice blend of social, cultural, and political history that provides new and exciting insights into the intersection of race … Continue reading NASA and the Long Civil Rights Movement
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