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- ↑ "Item PAM 1605 - The Nova Scotia Gleaner | Beaton Institute Digital Archives". beatoninstitute.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ↑ "The Times of African Nova Scotians - Acadia University Special Edition". issuu.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
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- ↑ "The Nova Scotia Gleaner | Beaton Institute Digital Archives". beatoninstitute.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.