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."--Amazon.com
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PUBLISHED
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2019]
Year Published: 2019
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781580898355
1580898351
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Freeman, Laura.
SUBJECTS
Pierce, Chester M.
Harvard University -- History.
Football players -- Biography.
Psychiatrists -- Biography.
College sports -- Social aspects.
Racism in sports -- History.
Discrimination in sports -- History.