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

by Gloria Respress-Churchwell

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580898351
• ISBN13: 9781580898355
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3