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Sources consulted for the biography of:William Frederick Duckworth (1899–1972)
Primary Sources
- Self-reported birth date in World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards (1917–1918), Record Group 163, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- Marriage reported in Statesville, N.C., Landmark, July 13, 1920
- Papers of William Frederick Duckworth, Special Collections and University Archives, Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
Secondary Sources
- Forrest R. White, Pride and Prejudice: School Desegregation and Urban Renewal in Norfolk, 1950–1959 (1992)
- Thomas C. Parramore, Peter C. Stewart, and Tommy L. Bogger, Norfolk: The First Four Centuries (1994)
- Alexander Leidholdt, Standing before the Shouting Mob: Lenoir Chambers and Virginia's Massive Resistance to Public-School Integration (1997)
- Amy Waters Yarsinske, The Martin Years: Norfolk Will Always Remember Roy (2001)
Newspapers and Periodicals
- Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and Portsmouth Star, January 25, 1957
- Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, August 26, 1962; August 19–26, 2007 (retrospective on murder)
- Commonwealth 24 (April 1957): 46 and 27 (January 1960): 20
Obituaries
- Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, March 4–6, 1972 (articles on Duckworth's murder); March 6, 1972 (editorial tribute); March 7, 1972 (account of funeral)
- Norfolk Ledger-Star, March 4, 6–8, 1972 (articles on Duckworth's murder); March 4, 1972 (editorial tribute)
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