Follow Chester!
A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2019]
Format: Book
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
"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
Subjects:
Pierce, Chester M. -- Juvenile literature.
Harvard University -- Football -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Football players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Psychiatrists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
College sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
College sports -- Social aspects -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Racism in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Pierce, Chester M. -- Juvenile literature.
Harvard University -- Football -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Football players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Psychiatrists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
College sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
College sports -- Social aspects -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Racism in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781580898355
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Pierce, Chester | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Pierce, Chester | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Pierce, Chester | Northeast Indoors | Children's Biography | Out (Due: 5/7/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (page [32]).