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eBook details
- Title: Follow Chester!
- Author : Gloria Respress-Churchwell & Laura Freeman
- Release Date : January 17, 2019
- Genre: Social Issues,Books,Kids,Fiction,Sports & Recreation,Historical,Games & Activities,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 40229 KB
Description
A little-known civil rights hero and college football MVP finally gets a voice in this fictional account detailing Chester Pierce's game-changing role as the first Black college football player to compete south of the Mason-Dixon Line.
In 1947, no African American player can play at a southern school; in return, the opposing team benches a player of "equal talent." This historical fiction picture book frames a turbulent time in the civil rights era with the clever use of a football play to show race relations and teamwork. Inspired by a true story, capturing a historic defense against the Jim Crow laws of the South.