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Gloria Respress-Churchwell
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Connection to Illinois: Repress -Churchwell is originally from Chicago. She graduated from John Marshall High School. Biography: Gloria Respress-Churchwell has an MFA in writing for children from Simmons College and has produced and directed documentaries at the Nashville Film Festival including award-winner The Life of Robert Churchwell: The Jackie Robinson of Journalism and From Sag to Swag: The Power of Dress. She is a co-contributor of the Robert Churchwell Journalism Collection to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gloriarespresschurchwell
Web: https://www.gloriarespress-churchwell.com/
Web: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/savannahs-world/id1451125611?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
WorldCat: http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Gloria++Respress-Churchwell
Selected Titles
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Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History ISBN: 1580898351 OCLC: Charlesbridge 2019 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 |
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Robert Churchwell: Writing News, Making History: A Savannah Green Story ISBN: 1634130596 OCLC: Minneapolis, MN : Jabberwocky Books Minneapolis, MN : 2014 Savannah Green is starting her first day at a new school, the Robert Churchwell Elementary. Her mother tells her all about Robert Churchwell and the Civil Rights Movement. |