Success and Suicide – Sports As Told By A Girl Chester introduces us to the life of America's first sports stars, our black jockeys, and a society they endured on their Nationally acclaimed author Bedelia Hilburn hails from Cincinnati Ohio. She has garnered much acclaim for her research and insight into the history and evolution of one of Americas earliest competitive sports, American Horse Racing. In her first book, The History of Americas First Sports Stars, BLACK JOCKEYS, A Journey From Chains To Reins, Hilburn peels back layers of the industry to... Black Jockeys: The History Of Americas First Sports Stars, A