MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2014030513
003 DLC
005 20150519084036.0
008 141118s2015 txua b 001 0ceng
010 $a 2014030513
020 $a9780292772496 (cloth : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aTL521.312$b.P39 2015
082 00 $a629.4092/396073$223
100 1 $aPaul, Richard,$d1959-
245 10 $aWe could not fail :$bthe first African Americans in the Space Program /$cRichard Paul & Steven Moss.
246 30 $aFirst African Americans in the Space Program
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aAustin :$bUniversity of Texas Press,$c[2015]
300 $ax, 300 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aA man of firsts: Julius Montgomery -- "There was a lot of history there": Theodis Ray -- Stronger than steel: Frank Crossley -- Dixie's role in the Space Age -- First of race in space: Ed Dwight -- The view from space: George Carruthers -- "Huntsville, it has always been unique": Delano Hyder and Richard Hall -- The country spartacus: Clyde Foster -- Water walkers: Morgan Watson and George Bourda -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Relevant census numbers on employed professional and skilled labor for NASA host states.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$xOfficials and employees$vBiography
650 0 $aAfrican American professional employees$vBiography.
650 0 $aAfrican American engineers$vBiography.
650 0 $aAfrican American astronauts$vBiography.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$xOfficials and employees$xHistory.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$xRules and practice$xHistory.
650 0 $aDiscrimination in employment$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aRace discrimination$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
700 1 $aMoss, Steven,$d1962-