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We’re so rarely called on to be Christians, but when we are, we’ve got men like Atticus to go for us.

Harper Lee

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Harper Lee
Age: 89 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 28
Died: 2016
Died: February 19
Musician
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Monroeville
Alabama
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