Moving forward : from space-age rides to Civil Rights sit-ins with Airman Alton Yates
Entry/Object ID
Library.2098
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 32 cm
Moving forward : from space-age rides to Civil Rights sit-ins with Airman Alton Yates by Chris Barton. Illustrated by Steffi Walthall.
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...Publisher
Autographed by Mr. A. Yates., dated March 16, 2022.
He was also involved with the NAACP Youth Council along with Rodney Hurst and Marjorie Meeks in Ax Handle Saturday, August 27, 1960 where a sit-in at a lunch counter was held. They were attacked by mob of white men on that day. The Florida Times Union failed to cover the protests or the attack.
Includes time-line of Mr. Yates life and a selected sources list.
