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The Space Age on the Space Coast

Workshop Materials

A National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks Grant Program

The two workshops funded by this grant (July 11-15, 2022 and July 25-29, 2022) will focus on the unique history and culture of Florida's Space Coast. Educators from around the country, representing multiple disciplines, will explore the ways in which the politics, science, and culture intersected on the coast of Florida from the 1950's through today.

The resources provided on this page are designed to help support participants during the workshop, and to give them the tools to continue their investigation of The Space Age on the Space Coast after the workshop is completed. We're pleased to share these resources publicly so that educators around the world can learn from them and use them in honing their craft.

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COVID Disclaimer: Depending on public health guidelines related to COVID-19,plans for a residential offering are subject to change. 

 

The Space Age on the Space Coast

Daily Workshop Materials

The Space Age on the Space Coast

Butler, Orville, and Lipartito, Kenneth, A History of the Kennedy Space Center (University Press of Florida, 2007)

The Cold War, The Space Race, and International Politics on the Space Coast

Middleton, Sallie. "Space Rush: Local Impact of Federal Aerospace Programs on Brevard and Surrounding Counties." Florida Historical Quarterly Vol. 87, No. 2 (Fall 2008): 258-289.

Shaping American Culture, Society, and Education on the Space Coast

Weitekamp, Margaret A. "Selling Education in the Shape of a Shuttle." Florida Historical Quarterly Vol. 87, No. 2 (Fall 2008): 210-234.

The Civil Rights Movement on the Space Coast

Green, Ben. Before His Time: The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore, America's First Civil Rights Martyr. New York: The Free Press, 1999
Selections from Odom, Brian C. and Stephan P. Waring, eds. NASA and the Long Civil Rights Movement. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2019.

The Evolution of the Space Coast: Inclusion and the Space Race

Foster, Amy E. "The Gendered Anniversary: The Story of America's Women Astronauts." Florida Historical Quarterly Vol. 87, No. 2 (Fall 2008): 150-173.

Reimagining a Future: Nature, Technology, and the Rhetoric of Inspiration on the Space Coast

“Whole Earth Without Borders: Earth Photographs, Space Data, and the Importance of Visual Culture Within Environmental History,” in A Field on Fire: Essays on the Future of Environmental History, Mark Hersey and Theodore Steinberg, eds., University of Alabama Press, 2019: 189-208.

 
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