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- ↑ Carolina, South (July 11, 1868). "The Constitution of South Carolina, Adopted April 16, 1868: And the Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly Passed at the Special Session of 1868, Together with the Military Orders Therein Re-enacted". John W. Denny – via Google Books.
- ↑ Congress, United States (July 11, 1868). "The Congressional Globe". Blair & Rives – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature". Smithsonian Music.
- ↑ States, United States Joint Select Committee to Inquire into the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary (July 11, 1872). "Report of the Joint Select Committee to Inquire Into the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ↑ Taylor, Alrutheus Ambush (July 11, 1924). The Negro in South Carolina During the Reconstruction. Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. ISBN 9781404760899 – via Google Books.
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