1934: The Chatham Coloured All-Stars - New Nonfiction Book Launched In Windsor
Windsor Librarian and Author hits it out the Park Last week it was all home runs for Biblioasis, a Windsor publishing house and bookstore when it launched a new book about the Chatham Coloured All-Stars baseball. Almost 100 years after becoming the first-All-Black team to win a provincial championship, the All-Stars’ story is now being told by an award-winning author and University of Windsor Librarian Dr. Heidi L. M. Jacobs. The book " 1934: The Chatham Coloured All-Stars' Barrier-Breaking Year ," is published by Biblioasis. This non-fiction title sheds light on a significant milestone in the history of baseball and racial equality in Canada. Formed in 1932 by a group of friends in Chatham, Ontario, the Chatham Coloured All-Stars became the first all-Black organized baseball team in the province. Initially, they embarked on tours throughout Ontario, often competing against all-white teams in exhibition games. A year later they the Ontario Baseball Amateur Associatio