Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Format: Book Author: Ford, Clyde W., author. Title: Think black : a memoir / Clyde W. Ford. Edition: First edition. Published: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019] Description: xii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: "The story of America's first Black engineer, his revolutionary son, and the corporation that destroyed their relationship"-- Provided by publisher. Subjects: Ford, John Stanley, 1919-2000. Ford, Clyde W. -- Family. International Business Machines Corporation -- Employees -- Biography. International Business Machines Corporation -- History -- 20th century. African American engineers -- United States -- Biography. Engineers -- United States -- Biography. Software engineering -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Discrimination in employment -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Fathers and sons -- United States -- Biography. Special collections -- Equity Resource Center. Contents: First days -- A sacrificial pawn -- The bones of the machine -- The book of changes -- Voices of the dead -- To speak of rivers -- Honeypot traps -- Twice as hard -- The arrangement -- Doing small things in a great way -- Covert ops -- The king is dead -- Clandestine service -- A mass shooting at IBM -- The egg -- Leaving -- Long walks -- Epilogue: The words of a poet. Genre: Biographies. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. ISBN: 9780062890566 0062890565 9780062890573 0062890573 Available Copies:9 (of 10) No. of Requests: 0 Call number: B FORD Request It Buy It Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Share It! Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Staff View Displaying 1 of 1
