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My Soapbox column in Publishers Weekly: “Showing Up and Moving Forward”

I wrote something this spring — began writing it for […]

By Chris Barton|2022-05-08T06:20:57-05:00May 8th, 2022|Alton Yates, Austin Public Library, author visits, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, diversity, freedom to read, library, Moving Forward, nonfiction, public education, public libraries, Publishers Weekly, school libraries, school visits, Simon & Schuster, Soapbox, Steffi Walthall, Texas school visits|0 Comments

Moving Forward and me on the Primary Source Podcast

It takes […]

By Chris Barton|2022-03-15T08:09:08-05:00March 15th, 2022|Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Alton Yates, Ax Handle Saturday, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, Holloman Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, podcasts, Primary Source Podcast, primary sources, Research, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall, Tom Bober|0 Comments

Download the Moving Forward discussion guide

My newest […]

By Chris Barton|2022-02-11T07:46:14-05:00February 11th, 2022|Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Alton Yates, Ax Handle Saturday, Beach Lane, Black History Month, Chris Barton, civil rights, discussion guide, Holloman Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, nonfiction, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall|0 Comments

Win a signed copy of my newest book, Moving Forward!

Moving Forward […]

By Chris Barton|2022-01-09T09:12:18-05:00January 9th, 2022|Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Alton Yates, Ax Handle Saturday, Bartography Express, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, giveaway, Holloman Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, nonfiction, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall|19 Comments

Bibliography for Moving Forward

By Chris Barton|2022-01-27T08:28:02-05:00July 26th, 2021|Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Alton Yates, Ax Handle Saturday, Beach Lane, bibliography, Chris Barton, civil rights, Holloman Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Introducing the cover of Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates

We’re still six months out from publication day, and illustrator […]

By Chris Barton|2021-07-13T15:35:50-05:00July 13th, 2021|Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Alton Yates, Ax Handle Saturday, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, Holloman Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall|0 Comments

2 new books on the way from me!

Ernie […]

Coming this September: What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

“…Wonderful, Enjoyable, Exciting, Adventurous, Adorable, Unforgettable, Rapturous…”

That’s how Houston native […]

By Chris Barton|2018-05-30T10:19:44-05:00May 25th, 2018|Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, cover reveal, Ekua Holmes, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|4 Comments

Whoosh!, race, and “ALL students”

By Chris Barton|2020-06-05T14:42:03-05:00February 20th, 2017|Alia Jones, Chris Barton, civil rights, Don Tate, George Wallace, James Hood, Lonnie Johnson, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, University of Alabama, Vivian Malone, Whoosh!|10 Comments

Amazing Age on the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List

By Chris Barton|2015-10-21T21:42:27-05:00October 21st, 2015|Chris Barton, civil rights, Don Tate, Eerdmans, Reconstruction, social justice, Texas Bluebonnet Award, Texas Book Festival, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, voting rights|0 Comments

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