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- 1 2 Schuessler, Ryan. "One by one, Missouri’s black towns disappear" (Archive). Al Jazeera . April 5, 2014. Retrieved on June 23, 2014.
- ↑ Christensen, Lawrence O., and Kremer Gary. A History of Missouri V.4, 1875-1919. Columbia, Mo.: U of Missouri, 2004. Print. Pg. 45
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