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- ↑ Vincent, Charles (January 28, 2011). "Black Legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction". SIU Press – via Google Books.
- ↑ https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf
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