{"product_id":"the-governors-trophy-terry-l-broxson-9798995701507","title":"The Governor's Trophy: A Historical Novel","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlueInk Notable Book Star Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTexas Governor Allan Shivers is not happy. The Supreme Court ruled in \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 Governor?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry L. Broxson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995701507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e TLB Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d","brand":"Terry L. Broxson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997775868159,"sku":"9798995701507","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-governors-trophy-terry-l-broxson-9798995701507","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}