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- ↑ "Edward Richard Dudley, Jr. (1840–1913)". North Carolina History Project.
- ↑ Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Oxford University Press. 1993. ISBN 978-0-19-507406-2.
- ↑ George Henry White: An Even Chance in the Race of Life. LSU Press. 2 July 2012. ISBN 9780807144770.
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