Course Hero. "Go Tell It on the Mountain Study Guide." Course Hero. 12 Jan. 2017. Web. 15 Jan. 2019. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Go-Tell-It-on-the-Mountain/>.
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Course Hero. "Go Tell It on the Mountain Study Guide." January 12, 2017. Accessed January 15, 2019. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Go-Tell-It-on-the-Mountain/.
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Course Hero, "Go Tell It on the Mountain Study Guide," January 12, 2017, accessed January 15, 2019, https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Go-Tell-It-on-the-Mountain/.
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