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Follow Chester!

- A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History

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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.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781580898355
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 32
  • Utgitt:
  • 17. september 2019
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 381x425x10 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 470 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: Ukjent

Beskrivelse av Follow Chester!

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.

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