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- ↑ "Sarasota Herald Tribune Archives, Jun 11, 1967, p. 60 – "Negroes May Go To Streets In Florida This Summer"". NewspaperArchive.com. 11 June 1967. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- 1 2 McMullenthe, Cary (6 February 2011). "Civil Rights in Polk: Brave Stands Led to Big Changes". The Ledger.
- ↑ Kelly, Donna (14 February 2011). "Black trailblazers in spotlight Tuesday". News Chief.
- ↑ Radelet, Michael L.; Bedau, Hugo Adam; Putnam, Constance E. (May 17, 1994). In Spite of Innocence: Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases. UPNE. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-55553-197-3 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 "9 Oct 1997, 38 – The Tampa Tribune – Obituary Joel E. Atkins". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ Sanders, Randy (October 1, 2007). Mighty Peculiar Elections: The New South Gubernatorial Campaigns of 1970 and the Changing Politics of Race. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-3290-6 – via Google Books.
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- ↑ "Fort Walton Beach Playground Sunday News Archives, Jan 18, 1970, p. 1". NewspaperArchive.com. 18 January 1970.
- ↑ "Clearwater civil rights icon Tal Rutledge: 'He wasn't afraid to speak out.'".