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{"value"=>"1951", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1951"}
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"title\">Amos 'n' Andy</span>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Originally a long-running radio program, <span class=\"title\">Amos 'n' Andy</span> was brought to television in 1951. Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, the two white actors who created and starred in the radio version, produced the series. Ernestine Wade and Amanda Randolph were brought over from the radio cast. <span class=\"title\">Amos 'n' Andy</span> centered on the activities of George \"Kingfish\" Stevens (played by Tim Moore), a conniving character, and his friend Andy Brown (played by Spencer Williams.) Amos (played by Alvin Childress) was a minor character who drove a cab and narrated some of the episodes. Civil rights groups such as the NAACP protested against the racial stereotypes, but the series ran for two years and was widely rerun on local stations in the 1960s. In 1963, CBS Films sold the program to two African countries, Kenya and West Nigeria. Soon after, Kenya denounced the program and banned it from broadcast in the country. In 1966, CBS withdrew the series from sale.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The file contains a CBS press release for the show.</p>"}
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1951
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1951
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1951
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1951
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1951