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- ↑ "Justice Fishburne's Rites Set Today". Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg, South Carolina. February 1, 1964. p. 5. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Fishburne Takes Oath as Justice". Evening Post. Charleston, South Carolina. April 17, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved July 7, 2015.