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{"value"=>"3153554", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1947-1983", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1947/1983"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Johnson and Dean"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Charles Johnson and Dora Dean, husband and wife, traveled the world as a dancing and singing team. Johnson is credited with being the first man to wear a full suit in vaudeville in 1896, and the duo was the first black vaudeville act on Broadway in 1897. In addition, they were the first black dance team of its kind to appear at Carnegie Hall in 1937. Johnson cowrote a song about Dora called \"Dora Dean, Prettiest Girl I've Ever Seen.\"</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The file contains letters to and from Armstead-Johnson to Reginald T. Buckner; a letter regarding Johnson and Dean to Belafonte Enterprises, Inc.; photocopies of clippings; and Armstead-Johnson notes.</p>"}
- container
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{"type"=>"box", "value"=>"7"}
{"type"=>"folder", "value"=>"17"}
- date_start
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1947
- keydate
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1947
- date_end
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1983
- date_inclusive_start
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1947
- date_inclusive_end
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1983