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115:Nerissa Brokenburr was born in
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282:"Musicians to Assemble Here"
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252:"Attucks High to Stage Play"
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133:Crispus Attucks High School
97:Nerissa Brokenburr Stickney
51:Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
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665:"The William Stickneys!"
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597:. 1939-04-02. p. 13
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367:. 1960-08-02. p. 17
339:. 1935-05-18. p. 13
111:Early life and education
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419:UCLA Historical Journal
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644:The Indianapolis News
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386:"Graduate in Recital"
365:The Indianapolis News
337:The Indianapolis News
311:Indianapolis Recorder
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545:Tallahassee Democrat
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72:Nerissa Lee Stickney
63:Houston, Texas, U.S.
268:Chronicling America
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