Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History
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Book
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ISBN 10
1580898351
ISBN 13
9781580898355
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Unknown
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Publication Year
2019
Publisher
Pages
32
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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 play as he became 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. - from Amzon
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1
