Alton Yates and Moving Forward featured on ABC News

Alton Yates, the subject of my most recent book, has […]

By Chris Barton|2023-02-19T15:56:44-05:00February 19th, 2023|ABC News, Alton Yates, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, Moving Forward, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall|0 Comments

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Live and in person with Alton Yates, the subject of Moving Forward

My author-visit […]

By Chris Barton|2023-01-02T12:50:10-05:00December 13th, 2022|Alton Yates, author visits, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, First Coast News, Florida Association for Media in Education, Florida school visits, Jacksonville Public Library, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, School Library Journal, school visits, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall, WJCT, WJXT|0 Comments

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Moving Forward is an SLJ Best Book of 2022!

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By Chris Barton|2022-11-22T08:24:52-05:00November 22nd, 2022|Alton Yates, Beach Lane, Best Books of 2022, Chris Barton, Moving Forward, School Library Journal, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall|0 Comments

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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Bibliography for Moving Forward

The […]

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

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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

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2 new books on the way from me!

Ernie […]

By Chris Barton|2021-07-13T15:35:59-05:00May 5th, 2020|Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Alton Yates, Alton Yates' Movement Forward, Andrea Welch, Ax Handle Saturday, Beach Lane, Carol Hinz, Chris Barton, civil rights, Ernie, Holloman Air Force Base, How to Make a Book (About My Dog), Jacksonville, Lerner, Millbrook, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, Publishers Weekly, Sarah Horne, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall|2 Comments

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