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- ↑ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, vol. 14. James T. White & Company. 1910. p. 421.
- ↑ "Education of Colored Youth. State Board Considers the Question. Booker Washington's View". The Baltimore American. August 29, 1907.
- ↑ "State Aid Denied Medical Schools". Baltimore American. March 25, 1910.
- ↑ "Dr Lyon, noted negro cleric and former diplomat, dies". The Baltimore Sun . July 18, 1938. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Calendar of Events for January and February 2010" (PDF). News & Notes. Prince George's County Historical Society. January 2010. p. 8. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Asked $25,000 for Negroes. Commissioner Harris' Decision in Against a Maryland College". The Baltimore Sun. April 19, 1902.
- 1 2 "For Colored Youth. Commencement at the Maryland School, Near Laurel". The Baltimore American. May 31, 1905.
- ↑ "May Urge Regents. State Commission of Education Nearly Ready to Report". The Baltimore Sun. December 8, 1909.
- ↑ "School for Colored Youths". The Baltimore American. October 11, 1905.
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