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- ↑ King, Shannon (April 30, 2017). Whose Harlem Is This, Anyway?: Community Politics and Grassroots Activism During the New Negro Era. NYU Press. ISBN 9781479889082 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Wintz, Cary D.; Finkelman, Paul (June 30, 2004). Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance: K-Y. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781579584580 – via Google Books.
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