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- ↑ Mississippi. Legislature (1976-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1976]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- ↑ Mississippi. Legislature (1980-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1980]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 38.
- ↑ "house/1984-88 - House of Representatives (1948-2016)". MS Digital Archives. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ↑ "house/1988-92 - House of Representatives (1948-2016)". MS Digital Archives. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ↑ "house/1992-96 - House of Representatives (1948-2016)". MS Digital Archives. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ↑ Smothers, Ronald (1992-08-09). "New Districts and Loyalties Fueling Black Political Surge in Mississippi". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ↑ "Primary". The Commercial Appeal. 1992-08-05. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-04-18.