| Abstract |
"A little known civil rights hero and college football MVP finally gets a voice in this fictional account detailing Chester Pierce's game-changing play as he became 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."--Amazon.com |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Respress-Churchwell, Gloria, author. Follow Chester! Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2019] 9781632897237 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| LCCN | 2018037908 |
| ISBN | 9781580898355 (reinforced for library use) |
| ISBN | 1580898351 |
