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...about the black musical that disappeared forever, twice

...about the black musical that disappeared forever, twice

Released Wednesday, 1st December 2021
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...about the black musical that disappeared forever, twice

...about the black musical that disappeared forever, twice

...about the black musical that disappeared forever, twice

...about the black musical that disappeared forever, twice

Wednesday, 1st December 2021
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"Shuffle Along" was the soundtrack that launched the Harlem Renaissance. Days after its debut, a group of armed white men terrorized Tulsa, Oklahoma. So why do so many of us know about Tulsa, but most of us have never heard of this musical? The answer is a little counterintuitive. Host Dexter Thomas speaks to author Caseen Gaines, actor Amber Iman, and scholar Dr Catherine M. Young about why the first successful all-black musical keeps getting buried (but still influences us, 100 years later).

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