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The great white city of brotherhood, Washington.

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Christina Stead
Age: 80 †
Born: 1902
Born: July 17
Died: 1983
Died: March 31
Novelist
Politician
Short Story Writer
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Rockdale City
Cities
White
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Brotherhood
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Washington
Racism
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