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- 1 2 "The Reflector: An African American Newspaper..." www2.vcdh.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
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- ↑ "Facts to Remember About Charlottesville". The Reflector. Charlottesville, VA. 7 April 1934. p. 2.