{"title":"Terry L. Broxson","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-governors-trophy-a-historical-novel-hardcover","title":"The Governor's Trophy: A Historical Novel - Hardcover","description":"","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375102066911,"sku":"9798995701538","price":29.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/PnVHUr20Ut9798995701538.webp?v=1789193038"},{"product_id":"the-governors-trophy-a-historical-novel-paperback","title":"The Governor's Trophy: A Historical Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlueInk Notable Book Star Award\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1956, the Texas Collegiate Debate Championship will be held, with the winner receiving the Governor's Trophy. Forty teams will compete, and for the first time, a team of African American students, Barbara Jordan and Otis King, from Houston's Texas Southern University, will compete against white colleges in the tournament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the white colleges competing is Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. Two twenty-year-old girls, Maridell Fisher and Wretha Whittle, are the highest-ranked girls' team in Texas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTexas Governor Allan Shivers is not happy. The Supreme Court ruled in \u003cem\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/em\u003e that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. The Governor is determined to ignore the Supreme Court ruling and eliminate Texas Southern University from competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring a time of racial strife, when conversations focus on social justice, equality, and freedom, can four twenty-year-old college debate students defeat the years of racial bigotry led by a three-term sitting \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375273410783,"sku":"9798995701521","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/8TvfPIqNSy9798995701521.webp?v=1789196815"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/terry-l-broxson.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}