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- ↑ Alexander, Thomas (June 17, 2015). "S. 887: Dr. Alexander Macaulay". South Carolina General Assembly . Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ↑ Mayo, Nikie (March 10, 2017). "Judge Alexander Macaulay honored with portrait in Anderson courthouse". Independent Mail . Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alexander (2011). Marching in Step: Masculinity, Citizenship, and The Citadel in Post-World War II America. University of Georgia Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0820338217.