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African American entertainers
African American singers
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African American actors
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African Americans in the performing arts
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Williams, Bert, 1874-1922
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Sterling, Dorothy, 1913-2008
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Johnson, Helen A
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Sterling, Philip, 1907-1989
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Philip Sterling research materials on Bert Williams collection of sound recordings
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Theatrical World Pub. Co
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CBS Cable
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Dorene Pub
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Martin Pub. Co
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The Inter-state tattler
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Schomburg Photographs and Prints Division
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
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