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- ↑ "Allen Treadaway - Alabama State Representative - District 51". Bama Politics. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ↑ Robinson, Carol (September 29, 2020). "Alabama lawmaker Allen Treadaway retiring after 31 years with Birmingham police". The Birmingham News. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
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