Follow Chester!
Subtitle: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing, Incorporated
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781580898355
Subjects: Harvard university; Football players; Psychiatrists, biography; College sports; Racism in sports; Discrimination in sports
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."--Amazon.com