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Article: Nation's first Black Quints, now 17, attend high school prom. (Children).
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- Jet
- Article date:
- May 7, 2001
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The Gaither quintuplets of Indianapolis won national attention in 1983 when they became the nation's first Black quintuplets. Now, 17 years later, they're back in the spotlight. The quintuplets recently attended their high school junior prom.
Quintuplet brothers Joshua Frank Johnson and Brandon Burrus and their sisters, Ashlee Charlene, Renee Brook and Rhealyn Frances captured everyone's attention when they stepped into the Egyptian Ballroom at The Merot in Indianapolis.
"A lot of people didn't find out until that day that we are all in the same grade because a lot of people didn't know that we are quintuplets," says Rhealyn. "We don't have any classes ...