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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 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.

Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights

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    A Hardback by Gloria Respress-Churchwell, Laura Freeman

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      Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
      Publication Date: 17/09/2019
      ISBN13: 9781580898355, 978-1580898355
      ISBN10: 1580898351

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

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