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- ↑ Foner, Eric (1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Louisiana State University Press. pp. 98–99. ISBN 9780807120828.
- 1 2 3 Spencer, Leslie (June 2017). "Insurrection in Hancock County: Revolt Forges a State Leader" (PDF). Reflections. Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network, published on Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Historic Preservation Division website. pp. 1, 6. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ Schultz, M.R. (2010). The Rural Face of White Supremacy: BEYOND JIM CROW. University of Illinois Press. p. 175. ISBN 9780252092367 . Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ↑ Donald Lee Grant (1993). The Way it was in the South: The Black Experience in Georgia. University of Georgia Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-8203-2329-9.
- 1 2 Schultz, M.R. (2010). The Rural Face of White Supremacy: BEYOND JIM CROW. University of Illinois Press. p. 158. ISBN 9780252092367 . Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ↑ Kent Anderson Leslie (15 April 2010). Woman of Color, Daughter of Privilege: Amanda America Dickson, 1849-1893. University of Georgia Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-8203-3717-3.
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