Harlem Renaissance · US History

The play 'Shuffle Along' (1921) was significant in the history of the Harlem Renaissance because it:

  1. Was the first Broadway musical written, produced, and performed by African Americans
  2. Was a silent film that dramatized the history of the Ku Klux Klan in the Reconstruction era
  3. Led to the immediate end of racial segregation in every New York City theater
  4. Was an ancient Greek tragedy that had been translated into the Swahili language
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Correct answer: Was the first Broadway musical written, produced, and performed by African Americans

The success of 'Shuffle Along' proved that Black musical theater could be a major commercial success. It helped legitimize Black artists on Broadway and influenced the style of American musical theater for decades.

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