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Questions about whether the Federal Theater Project should fund Black artists faded #OTD in 1936, when the Lafayette Theater in Harlem debuted Macbeth, set in Haiti and featuring an all-Black cast. It became the highest grossing FTP show, seen by 30 million Americans (28% of the US): loom.ly/SOvpVag
Apr 14, 2025, 3:15 PM
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