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- 1 2 Brown (Jr.), Canter (1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-8173-0915-2.
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- ↑ "Constitution of the State of Florida: Adopted by the Convention of 1885, Together with an Analytical Index". Dacosta Printing and Publishing House. November 9, 1887 – via Google Books.
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