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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
gulovsen ("Grant Gulovsen") wrote:
TIL that...
When it premiered in 1921, Shuffle Along became the first hit musical on Broadway written by and about African Americans. It was the first all-black show to reach the Broadway stage in over a decade and included a teenage Josephine Baker among the performers. The musical introduced songs such as "I'm Just Wild About Harry" and "Love Will Find a Way"
