FOLLOW CHESTER!: A COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM FIGHTS RACISM AND MAKES HISTORY
ISBN: 9781580898355In 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.
Product details
- Publisher : Charlesbridge; Illustrated edition (September 17, 2019)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 32 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1580898351
- ISBN-13 : 978-1580898355
- Reading age : 6 - 9 years
- Lexile measure : 610L
- Grade level : 1 - 4
- Item Weight : 1.05 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.88 x 0.47 x 11.31 inches