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    3/12/2014 7:00 am  #1

    PhoenixRising2
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    Article: Cumberland Posey, Duquesne and Black Fives Exhibit in NY

    http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2014/03/11/black-fives-ny-exhibit-highlights-monticello-athletic-club-cum-posey-jr/

     

    3/12/2014 3:27 pm  #2

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    Re: Article: Cumberland Posey, Duquesne and Black Fives Exhibit in NY

     Thanks for the link, it is an interesting article.  I doubt the team will have time to visit the exhibit while in NY; but it would be a good history lesson.

     

    3/12/2014 3:37 pm  #3

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    Re: Article: Cumberland Posey, Duquesne and Black Fives Exhibit in NY

    Cum Posey Jr. was a very impressive man, but Cum Posey Sr. was even more impressive than his son.

     

    3/12/2014 5:14 pm  #4

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    Re: Article: Cumberland Posey, Duquesne and Black Fives Exhibit in NY

    Thanks for posting the article. I did not know there was a black professional basketball league. All of the press in Pittsburgh has always been about the baseball league. Great article. I would like to see the exhibit become a traveling exhibit.

     

    3/12/2014 5:57 pm  #5

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    Re: Article: Cumberland Posey, Duquesne and Black Fives Exhibit in NY

    duq81 wrote:

    Cum Posey Jr. was a very impressive man, but Cum Posey Sr. was even more impressive than his son.

    Right you are, duq81.  I learned about Captain Posey some years ago when reading about his son.  I was disappointed that he wasn't mentioned in the History Channel's Men Who Built America series when they examined Andrew Carnegie.  Here's a link to a short biography of this fascinating man for those who may like to learn more about him.
    http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/beginnings/18088/cumberland_w__posey_sr_/690700

     

     

    3/13/2014 8:37 am  #6

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    Re: Article: Cumberland Posey, Duquesne and Black Fives Exhibit in NY

    Thanks, VBC. 

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    3/13/2014 11:39 am  #7

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    Re: Article: Cumberland Posey, Duquesne and Black Fives Exhibit in NY

    A very informative article, about a man who achieved so much in life.  I agree, that it is surprising that we don't read or hear more about Cumberland Posey Sr.

     

     

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