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- ↑ "Department of Justice | GRAND DRAGON OF THE TENNESSEE KKK INDICTED FOR RACIAL VIOLENCE". Google Books. December 20, 1991. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ↑ Justia.com. US Court of Appeals, Cases & Opinions. United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Jonathan David Brown, Defendant-appellant. Retrieved December 19, 2009.