Calloway, Blanche

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1552886
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{"value"=>"1971", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1971"}
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{"value"=>"Calloway, Blanche"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The sister of jazz legend Cab Calloway, Blanche Calloway was a band leader, radio personality, actress, and businesswoman. Ms. Calloway led her own band called \"Blanche Calloway's Joy Boys\" in 1931. In Miami, she worked as a disc jockey for WFEC and was the executive director of WMBM, both black radio stations. Her acting credits include the starring role in a production of James Baldwin's <span class=\"title\">The Amen Corner</span> in Miami. She was also the owner of Afram House, a black beauty company, in Miami.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The file contains clippings on Calloway in <span class=\"title\">The Amen Corner</span> and in her role as secretary and treasurer of the Club Caverns.</p>"}
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1971
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1971
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1971
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1971
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1971

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