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- ↑ Banks, Taunya Lovell (2004). "Setting the Record Straight: Maryland's First Black Women Law Graduates" (PDF). Maryland Law Review.
- ↑ The University of Michigan Law School Alumni Directory, 1859-1981. University of Michigan Law School. 1981.
- ↑ Carle, Susan D. (2005-08-22). Lawyers' Ethics and the Pursuit of Social Justice: A Critical Reader . NYU Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780814716397.
- ↑ Law school alumni directory, 1860-1950. University of Michigan Law School. 1951.
- ↑ "Juanita Jackson Mitchell, MSA SC 3520-2306". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ↑ Smith, John Clay (2000). Rebels in Law: Voices in History of Black Women Lawyers. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9780472086467.