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

Author/Contributor(s):	Respress-Churchwell, Gloria; Freeman, Laura
Publisher:	Charlesbridge
Date:	9/17/2019
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

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.