Hidden Figures

Contents ix // Author's Note xi // Prologue 1 // 1. A Door Opens 9 // 2. Mobilization 19 // 3. Past Is Prologue 27 // 4. The Double V 37 // 5. Manifest Destiny 51 // 6. War Birds 61 // 7. The Duration 69 // 8. Those Who Move Forward 77 // 9. Breaking Barriers 93 // 10. Home by the Sea 107 // 11. The Area Rule 117 // 12. Serendipity 125 // 13. Turbulence 137 // 14. Angle of Attack 149 // 15. Young, Gifted, and Black 161 // 16. What a Difference a Day Makes 175 // 17. Outer Space 183 // 18. With All Deliberate Speed 193 // 19. Model Behavior 201 // 20. Degrees of Freedom 213 // 21. Out of the Past, the Future 227 // 22. America Is for Everybody 235 // 23. To Boldly Go 247 // Epilogue 267 // Acknowledgments 273 // Notes 319 // Bibliography 329 // Index 347 // Reading Group Guide