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{"value"=>"1973 - 1978", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1973/1978"}
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{"value"=>"Dee, Ruby and Ossie Davis"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Husband and wife team, thespians, writers, and producers. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ruby Dee's acting career spanned more than fifty years and included theater, radio, television, and movies. Born in Cogdell, Georgia, Ossie Davis starred as Ponder Blue on television's <span class=\"title\">Evening Shade</span> and as the mayor in Spike Lee's film <span class=\"title\">Do the Right Thing</span>. He made his Broadway debut in 1946, and wrote and starred in <span class=\"title\">Purlie Victorious</span>, the 1961 play that was eventually revived as the smash Broadway musical <span class=\"title\">Purlie</span>. Davis also directed the film <span class=\"title\">Cotton Comes to Harlem</span> in 1970. The couple was active in the struggle for civil and human rights, and were friends as well as supporters of Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Dee and Davis also maintained memberships in organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Congress of Racial Equality.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The file contains a press release, clippings, and a flyer.</p>"}
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1973
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1973
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1978
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1973
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1978