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Follow Chester!

- A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History

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The story of civil rights hero Chester Pierce's game-changing role as the first Black college football player to compete south of the Mason-Dixon Line--now in paperback! 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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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781623545000
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Udgivet:
  • 3. september 2024
  • Størrelse:
  • 211x274x8 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 249 g.
  • 4-7 hverdage.
  • 19. november 2024
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The story of civil rights hero Chester Pierce's game-changing role as the first Black college football player to compete south of the Mason-Dixon Line--now in paperback! 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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