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X-WR-CALNAME:History Book Festival Presents Author Bill Lester: Winning in 
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LOCATION:111 Adams Avenue\nLewes DE 19958
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SUMMARY:History Book Festival Presents Author Bill Lester: Winning in Rever
 se
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DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the History Book Festival\, join us for a
  talk\nwith Bill Lester\, author of Winning in Reverse: Defying the Odds a
 nd\nAchieving Dreams\, an offering of the 2021 virtual History Book\nFesti
 val. Joining Bill in conversation is author Jonathan Ingram.\nNASCAR has t
 raditionally been a Southern\, white man’s sport\, but\nthat changed whe
 n Bill Lester entered the field. Lester did not grow\nup in the sport as m
 any drivers have. He raced as a side hobby while\nworking as an engineer u
 ntil\, at the age of 37\, he quit his job to\npursue racing full time. Les
 ter had a trifecta of odds against him: he\nwas Black\, middle-aged\, and 
 not a Southerner\, and many fans did not\nhide their contempt. Winning in 
 Reverse explains how he was able to\nrise above it all  and make history 
 time and again\, becoming the\nfirst African American to race in NASCAR’
 s Busch Series\, and the\nfirst to participate in the Nextel Cup. Bill Les
 ter received several\nawards during his racing career\, including the Trai
 lblazer in Motor\nSports Award and the Jackie Robinson Award from the Rain
 bow/PUSH\nCoalition\, and the Sam Lacy Pioneer Award from the National\nAs
 sociation of Black Journalists. Jonathan Ingram is known for his\ndefiniti
 ve books and articles on motor racing. He has awards from the\nNational Mo
 torsports Press Association and the Georgia Racing Hall of\nFame. Online p
 rogram from the History Book Festival and the Lewes\nPublic Library. NOTE:
  this meeting is being conducted through Zoom.\nYou MUST REGISTER to recei
 ve instructions for joining the meeting.\nVenue: Lewes Public Library.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In collaboration with the History Book Festiva
 l\, join us for a talk with Bill Lester\, author of Winning in Reverse: De
 fying the Odds and Achieving Dreams\, an offering of the 2021 virtual Hist
 ory Book Festival. Joining Bill in conversation is author Jonathan Ingram.
  NASCAR has traditionally been a Southern\, white man’s sport\, but that
  changed when Bill Lester entered the field. Lester did not grow up in the
  sport as many drivers have. He raced as a side hobby while working as an 
 engineer until\, at the age of 37\, he quit his job to pursue racing full 
 time. Lester had a trifecta of odds against him: he was Black\, middle-age
 d\, and not a Southerner\, and many fans did not hide their contempt. Winn
 ing in Reverse explains how he was able to rise above it all  and make hi
 story time and again\, becoming the first African American to race in NASC
 AR’s Busch Series\, and the first to participate in the Nextel Cup. Bill
  Lester received several awards during his racing career\, including the T
 railblazer in Motor Sports Award and the Jackie Robinson Award from the Ra
 inbow/PUSH Coalition\, and the Sam Lacy Pioneer Award from the National As
 sociation of Black Journalists. Jonathan Ingram is known for his definitiv
 e books and articles on motor racing. He has awards from the National Moto
 rsports Press Association and the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. Online prog
 ram from the History Book Festival and the Lewes Public Library. NOTE: thi
 s meeting is being conducted through Zoom. You MUST REGISTER to receive in
 structions for joining the meeting. Venue: Lewes Public Library.
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