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- 1 2 Shabazz, Daaim (July 15, 2014). "Meeting Walter Harris, Chess Pioneer".
- ↑ "Black History in Chess".
- ↑ Shabazz, Daaim (March 2, 2007). "The Rising of the Black Star".
- ↑ Basch-Gould, Nathaniel (February 11, 2022). "Story Time History: Black Players Who Changed the Game".