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- ↑ Berkowitz, Steve; Asher, Mark (15 January 1994). "BCA Delays Boycott; Justice Department Offers to Mediate". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ Furst, Randy (22 July 2008). "Republican National Convention; Justice Department unit reaches out to police, protesters". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ Hutchinson, Earl Ofari (1996). Betrayed: A History of Presidential Failure to Protect Black Lives. Westview Press. p. 129. ISBN 0813324653.
- ↑ "US DOJ Community Relations Service | CRS | Department of Justice". Archived from the original on 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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- ↑ "Governor Wes Moore Appoints First Secretary of the Department of Service and Civic Innovation". Office of Governor Wes Moore. 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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