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- ↑ "Susan Morgan (Poe people)". Poe Society. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ↑ "History of the Chaplaincy". Chaplain, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ↑ "Morgan State University". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
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