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

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Title:

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

Author:

Barton, Chris, author.

Walthall, Steffi, illustrator.

Summary:

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. -- Amazon.

Audience:

Ages 6-8. Beach Lane Books.

Grades 1-3. Beach Lane Books.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 32 cm

Genre:

Biographies.

Creative nonfiction.

Picture books.

Personal Subject:

Yates, Alton, 1936--Juvenile literature.

Subject Term:

Airmen -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Juvenile literature.

African American civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Geographic Term:

Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.

Author(s):

Walthall, Steffi,

Publisher:

Beach Lane Books,

Publication Date:

2022

ISBN:

9781534473652

Publication Information:

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

Call Number:

P BARTON

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
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Summary

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.

Author Notes

Chris Barton is the author of many picture books including the award-winning What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan , New York Times bestseller Shark vs. Train , Sibert Honor-winning The Day-Glo Brothers , and Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List books The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch and Whoosh! . He visits schools by the score and also loves speaking to professional gatherings of librarians, educators, and his fellow writers. Chris and his wife, novelist Jennifer Ziegler, live in Austin, Texas, with their family. For more information about Chris, please visit ChrisBarton.info.

Steffi Walthall is an illustrator and character designer born and raised in Virginia. She received her BFA in Game Development from the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD). Steffi focuses on crafting a diverse range of characters and unique stories, and recently illustrated J.E. Bright's Wonder Woman: The Way of the Amazons . For more information about Steffi, please visit SteffiWalthallArt.com.