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Vera Black, whose children were taken away because she was a polygamist in a landmark Utah case, dies at 102
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Song I helped write: Short Creek/ Colorado City, Arizona-Utah: “They Changed the Name of Our Hometown” – STEPHANY SPENCER:
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Vera Black, whose children were taken away because she was a polygamist in a landmark Utah case, dies at 102
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