Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History Young Adult Fiction Fantasy - Epic Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism Fantasy - Romance Jorge seems to have it

Jorge seems to have it all together

and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely

Told with compassion and truth

Archana loves her family's annual Diwali (deh-vah-lee) party

and all winter long

Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History Young Adult Fiction Fantasy - Epic Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism Fantasy - Romance Jorge seems to have itA little known civil rights hero and college football MVP finally gets a voice in this fictional account detailing Chester Pierce's game changing role as 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