![]() But the next day, Alta is struggling to carry the big banner for Wilma when Charmaine struts by. Walking away, Alta's foot hits a rock, and the rock hits Charmaine. Charmaine suggests another run, to the corner this time, she wins. ![]() Alta wins, thinking "Wil-Ma Ru-Dolph" all the while. Alta challenges her to a race, to the mailbox and back. But there's a new girl in the neighborhood, Charmaine, with an abundance of attitude and a pair of beautiful new shoes, shoes "Like Wilma's," with stripes down the sides and laces so white they glow. Alta, along with friends Dee Dee and Little Mo, likes to pretend that she's the fastest woman in the world and hopes to meet her idol. Tomorrow there'll be a big parade in Clarksville, Tennessee, honoring hometown girl Wilma Rudolph, "the fastest woman in the world" and winner of multiple Olympic gold medals. ![]() Two little girls compete to meet a local hero. ![]()
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