Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History - Hardcover
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Gloria Respress-Churchwell, Laura FreemanAudience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2019-09-17Pages:32
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Charlesbridge PublishingISBN-13:9781580898355ISBN-10:1580898351UPC:9781580898355Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Sports & Recreation, HistoricalBook Topic:Prejudice & Racism, Basketball, United StatesSize:11.20 x 8.80 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCBDPBVG8S
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Charlesbridge PublishingISBN-13:9781580898355ISBN-10:1580898351UPC:9781580898355Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Sports & Recreation, HistoricalBook Topic:Prejudice & Racism, Basketball, United StatesSize:11.20 x 8.80 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCBDPBVG8S
Gloria Respress-Churchwell has an MFA in writing for children from Simmons College and has produced and directed documentaries at the Nashville Film Festival including award-winner The Life of Robert Churchwell: The Jackie Robinson of Journalism and From Sag to Swag: The Power of Dress. She is a co-contributor of the Robert Churchwell Journalism Collection to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Laura Freeman has illustrated more than twenty children's books, including Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly, the Nikki & Deja series by Karen English, and Fancy Party Gowns: The Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe by Deborah Blumenthal. Her art can be found on a wide range of products, from dishes to textiles to greeting cards. Laura is originally from New York City and now lives in Atlanta with her husband and two children.
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