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- ↑ "Opportunity". National Urban League. February 6, 1933 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Walton, Hanes Jr.; Puckett, Sherman; Deskins, Donald R. Jr. (July 20, 2012). The African American Electorate. SAGE. ISBN 9780872895089 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Walton, Hanes; Puckett, Sherman C.; Deskins, Donald R. (May 1, 2012). The African American Electorate: A Statistical History. CQ Press. ISBN 9781452234380 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Walker K. Jackson". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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