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- ↑ Caudell, Jackson (December 11, 2023). "Three-Star Defensive End Uche Iloh Commits to Georgia Tech". Sports Illustrated Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets News, Analysis and More.
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- ↑ Affairs, United States Congress Senate Select Committee on Indian (February 1, 1992). Federal Recognition of the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, on S. 362 to Provide Federal Recognition of the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama, June 26, 1991, Washington, DC. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-037566-8 – via Google Books.
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