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Who is Gertrude Martin from Passing and what is their importance?
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Gertrude Martin grew up on the south side of Chicago with Irene and Clare. Like Clare, she married a white man. Unlike Clare, her husband knew the she was black, he constantly assured her that her race had no bearing on his love for her. In this case, it is Gertrude who prefers that people not know about her racial heritage.
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