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- ↑ "Gloria Williamson | JFP Mobile | Jackson, Mississippi". m.jacksonfreepress.com.
- ↑ "Senate Candidates January 1999". The Winston County Journal. 1999-01-27. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ↑ Company, Johnson Publishing (February 28, 2005). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Smith, Kevin B. (September 17, 2008). State and Local Government, 2008-2009 Edition. CQ Press. ISBN 9780872896130 – via Google Books.
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