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- ↑ "William Herbert Brewster Sr". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ↑ "EmoryFindingAids : African American sheet music collection, circa 1880-1960". Emory University. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
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