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- 1 2 Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 220
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- ↑ Lovett, Bobby (1999). The African-American History of Nashville, Tennessee, 1780-1930: Elites and Dilemmas (Black Community Studies). The University of Arkansas Press. p. 108. ISBN 9781557285560 . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ↑ "Death of Prominent Colored Man". Asheville Union and American. July 8, 1875. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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