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- 1 2 Sekoff, Halie (2012-08-16). "'The Curators Of Dixon School': Pamela Sherrod Anderson's Documentary Of Innovative Chicago Public School (PHOTOS, INTERVIEW)". Huffington Post . Retrieved 2018-05-20.
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- ↑ "New Film Looks At Art's Influence On Dixon Elementary School Students". CBS Chicago. 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
