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Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History
Written by Gloria Respress-Churchwell
Narrated by Ron Butler
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Chester Pierce broke racial barriers by joining his college football team during segregation in the United States. Despite breaking the law, his team played on.
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Gloria Respress-Churchwell
Gloria Respress-Churchwell is an experienced children's author who specializes in sharing nonfiction stories. After receiving her master’s degree from Simmons University in literature and writing for children, she wrote Robert Churchwell, which is part of Churchwell’s permanent collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. She currently resides with her husband and children in New England.
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