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- 1 2 3 4 John A. Buehrens. "Famous consultant and forgotten minister: Grandson of a slave, Clarence Bertrand Thompson was a Unitarian minister, management expert, and biochemist." in: UU World, January/February 2004. p. 64
- ↑ Morrison Reed, Mark D. (2011). Darkening the Doorways: Black Trailblazers and Missed Opportunities in Unitarian Universalism. Skinner House Books. p. 46. ISBN 978-1558966109.
