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- ↑ "Santa Monica's Black History with Nat Trives". First Pres Santa Monica. March 10, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bender, Andrew (November 2021). "'Mr. Santa Monica' — and his accomplished family Generations of leadership from Nat, Ida and Toni Trives" (PDF). The SantaMonicaMovie.com.
- ↑ "Former Santa Monica Mayor Nat Trives To Be Keynote Speaker At MLK Celebration".