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- ↑ City of Alexandria, VA (2017). "Past Exhibitions at the Alexandria Black History Museum" . Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ Anderson, Adrian A.; Westover, Allan (1992). "THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE PARK, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA" (PDF). Tellus Consultants. Retrieved February 14, 2018.