ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 2 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news:

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'The Color Purple' opens Black Rep's 50th season

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It's Sunday morning in rural Georgia. Sisters Celie and Nettie sing of playing along the riverbank. But arriving at church, Celie drags her feet. As the congregation gossips, the pregnant teenager gives birth to a son.

So begins "The Color Purple." Based . . .

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