Author: Hester Bass
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536220590
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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“Unflinchingly honest and jubilantly hopeful, this is nonfiction storytelling at its best.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Mention the civil rights era in Alabama and most people recall images of terrible violence. But for the citizens of Huntsville, creativity, courage, and cooperation were the keys to working together to integrate their city and schools in peace. This engaging celebration of a lesser-known chapter in American and African-American history shows how racial discrimination, bullying, and unfairness can be faced successfully with perseverance and ingenuity.
Author: Jacob O. Smith Sr.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462840876
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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A Badge of Dishonor and Betrayal is a non-fiction account of an Alabama sheriff, three U.S. soldiers, and the tragic night that brought them together. The sheriff, elected by the citizens of Madison country, Alabama, took office in January 1977. Six months later, his life became intertwined with three young soldiers then stationed at the U.S Army's Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama. The events of that night led to probes by the U.S Army Provost Marshall at Redstone, U.S Justice Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Alabama's Bureau of Investigations. When it was over, it had gone all the way to then President Jimmy Carter.
Author: Edward Chambers Betts
Publisher:
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Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Author: Monique Laney
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300198035
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
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This thought-provoking study by historian Monique Laney focuses on the U.S. government-assisted integration of German rocket specialists and their families into a small southern community at the end of World War II. In 1950, Wernher von Braun and his team of rocket experts relocated to Huntsville, Alabama, a town that would celebrate the team, despite their essential role in the Nazi war effort a decade earlier, for their contributions to the U.S. Army missile program and later to NASA's space program. Based on oral histories, provided by members of the African American and Jewish communities, the rocketeers' families, and co-workers, friends, and neighbors, Laney's book demonstrates how the histories of German Nazism and Jim Crow in the American South intertwine in narratives about the past. This is a critical reassessment of a singular time that links the Cold War, the “Space Race,” and the Civil Rights era while addressing important issues of transnational science and technology, and asking Americans to consider their country's own history of racism when reflecting on the Nazi past.
Author: Jane DeNeefe
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625841353
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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In a state widely considered ground zero for civil rights struggles, Huntsville became an unlikely venue for racial reconciliation. Huntsvilles recently formed NASA station drew new residents from throughout the country, and across the world, to the Rocket City. This influx of fresh perspectives informed the citys youth. Soon, dozens of vibrant rock bands and soul groups, characteristic of the era but unique in Alabama, were formed. Set against the bitter backdrop of segregation, Huntsville musiciansblack and whitefound common ground in rock and soul music. Whether playing to desegregated audiences, in desegregated bands or both, Huntsville musicians were boldly moving forward, ushering in a new era. Through interviews with these musicians, local author Jane DeNeefe recounts this unique and important chapter in Huntsvilles history.
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Publisher: Four Star Publishing
ISBN: 1438251963
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Author: EDWARD CHAMBERS. BETTS
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ISBN: 9781033306338
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: National Planning Association. Committee on Post-War Employment Problems
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Category : Huntsville (Ala.)
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Author: Edward Chambers Betts
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Category : Huntsville (Ala.)
Languages : en
Pages : 145
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Author: Sarah Huff Fisk
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965591737
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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