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- ↑ Bever, Lindsey (September 20, 2017). "A university president held a dinner for black students — and set the table with cotton stalks and collard greens". The Denver Post . Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ↑ Alund, Natalie Neysa (September 16, 2017). "Lipscomb president apologizes for cotton stalk centerpieces". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 18, 2017.