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References
- ↑ "Atkinson Literary and Industrial College [H. V. Taylor] · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu.
- ↑ "African American Schools in Madisonville and Hopkins County, KY · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu.
- ↑ "American College and Private School Directory". Educational Bureau Publishing Company. January 22, 1908 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Mitchell, Henry H. (October 4, 2004). Black Church Beginnings: The Long-Hidden Realities of the First Years. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8028-2785-2 – via Google Books.
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