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The Summer King — AOP
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Josh Gibson: Unsung, until now - The Pitt News
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Opera About Negro Leagues Star Josh Gibson Debuts In Pittsburgh
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Josh Gibson Blazes a Trail: Homering in Big League Ballparks, 1930