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      Follow Chester! A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History

      by Gloria Respress-Churchwell
      Published
      Sep 2019
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      32
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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.

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      General Fiction

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      Kids (12 & Under)

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      First Edition Sep 2019 Charlesbridge ISBN 1580898351
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      Sep 2019 Charlesbridge ISBN B07MK99JDM
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      Sep 2019 Charlesbridge ISBN 1632897237
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      Sep 2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC ISBN B07XCXZPTK
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