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- ↑ Moore, Sylvia; Hammond-King, Leslie, eds. (1995). Gumbo Ya Ya: Anthology of Contemporary African-American Artists. New York: Midmarch Arts Press. p. 89. ISBN 1877675075.
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- ↑ Smith, Henrietta M. (1999). The Coretta Scott King Awards Book: 1970-1999 . Chicago: American Library Association. pp. 22.
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