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- ↑ Bryant, Lawrence Chesterfield (April 1, 1967). "Negro Legislators in South Carolina 1868-1902". School of Graduate Studies, South Carolina State College – via Google Books.
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- 1 2 3 Bryant, Lawrence Chesterfield (April 1, 1974). "South Carolina Negro Legislators: a Glorious Success: State and Local Officeholders; Biographies of Negro Representatives, 1868-1902". South Carolina State College – via Google Books.
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