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- ↑ Hill, Karlos K. (January 2010). "Black Vigilantism: The Rise and Decline of African American Lynch Mob Activity in the Mississippi and Arkansas Deltas, 1883-1923". The Journal of African American History. 95 (1): 26–43. doi:10.5323/JAFRIAMERHIST.95.1.0026. S2CID 140461204.
- ↑ Orr, Michaella. "Call My Name Resistance Tour: Cato Sherman - A Story About a Father Who Lost His Daughter and Gained Justice for Her". Upcountry Historical.