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- ↑ "Romani Americans (Roma)". Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved 2023-12-30.
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- ↑ The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery, Volume 1; Volume 7 By Junius P. Rodriguez
- ↑ We are the Romani People. p. 27.