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Chicago

Note:

R. Isabela Morales, "Slavery at the President’s House," Princeton & Slavery Project, accessed , https://slavery.princeton.edu/stories/presidents-house.

Bibliography:

Morales, R. Isabela. "Slavery at the President’s House." Princeton & Slavery Project. Accessed . https://slavery.princeton.edu/stories/presidents-house.

For more information, see: www.chicagomanualofstyle.org

MLA

In-text:

(Morales)

Works Cited:

Morales, R. Isabela. "Slavery at the President’s House." Princeton & Slavery Project, slavery.princeton.edu/stories/presidents-house. Accessed .

For more information, see: www.mla.org/MLA-Style

APA

In-text:

(Morales, )

References:

Morales, R. Isabela. (). Slavery at the President’s House. In Princeton & Slavery Project. Retrieved from https://slavery.princeton.edu/stories/presidents-house.

For more information, see: www.apastyle.org