Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History
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    [year] => 2019
    [artist] => Gloria Respress-Churchwell
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    [titleId] => 12469648
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    [language] => ENGLISH
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    [title] => Follow Chester!
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    [pages] => 32
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            [2] => Juvenile Fiction
            [3] => Prejudice & Racism
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            [5] => Sports & Recreation
            [6] => United States - 20th Century
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    [synopsis] => 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.
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    [subtitle] => A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History
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