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Willow trees are kind, Dear God. They will not bear a body on their limbs.

Alice Dunbar Nelson

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Alice Dunbar Nelson
Age: 60 †
Born: 1875
Born: July 19
Died: 1935
Died: September 18
Author
Educator
Journalist
Playwright
Poet
Short Story Writer
Suffragist
Writer
New Orleans
Louisiana
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