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- ↑ Olwage, Grant (2023). Paul Robeson's Voices. Oxford University Press. p. 69-70. ISBN 9780197637470.
- ↑ McLaughlin, Wayman B. (1963). "Symbolism and Mysticism in the Spirituals". Phylon. 24 (1): 69–77. doi:10.2307/274227. ISSN 0031-8906. JSTOR 274227.
- ↑ Tatasciore, Enrico, 1982- (2006). ""'Ezekiel Saw the Wheel...', Voce giunta con le folaghe" : frammenti di una riflessione sulla memoria". Italianistica (in Italian) (2). doi:10.1400/57441.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Long, Siobhán Dowling; Sawyer, John F.A. (2015). The Bible in Music: A Dictionary of Songs, Works, and More. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 81. ISBN 9780810884526.
