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- ↑ "Romulus Moore".
- ↑ "McDuffie County on Georgia.gov".
- ↑ Congressional Record: Containing the Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress, Volume 2. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1874. p. 1136.
- ↑ "The Augusta Institute".
- ↑ "John T. Riddle Jr. (1933-2002)".
- ↑ Simon, Carlisa (27 November 2012). "Expelled Because of Their Color".
- ↑ "John Riddle, Sculptor".
- ↑ "Expelled Because of Their Color". Archived from the original on February 11, 2006.