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In 1909 two events occurred in Indianapolis that would define the city for decades. One came to be known around the world, while other slipped into obscurity. As the year wound down to the last bitter cold days of December, dignitaries tapped the last brick of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway into place. The other event, on December 15, the opening of the first hospital in Indianapolis that allowed black physicians to treat their patients, closed after just five years....
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