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- ↑ Newsome, Carman Sumner. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case-Western Reserve University (https://case.edu/ech/articles/n/newsome-carman-sumner)
- ↑ "God's Step Children / Oscar Micheaux presents ; distributed by Micheaux Pictures Corporation". Library of Congress.
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