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- ↑ Anderson, Rachel J. (2013). "Blacks in the Nevada Legal Profession". University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law.
- ↑ Anderson, Rachel J. (February 2012). "Timeline of African-American Legal History in Nevada (1861-2011)".
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