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- ↑ "Moody Park: From the Riots to the Future for the Northside Community | Houston History Magazine".
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2014-12-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Moody Park: From the Riots to the Future for the Northside Community | Houston History Magazine".