When Broadway was Black: the triumphant story of the all-Black musical that changed the world

Prologue : the crowd pleaser --

Part one : the way there. The blacker the bait, 1885-1915 ; Know your audience, 1915 ; High society, 1915-1917 ; No man's land, 1917-1919 ; The red summer, 1919 ; Partnered, 1919-1921 --

Part two : making it. Black bohemians, 1921 ; Nevertheless, they succeeded, 1921-1922 ; Vamped by a brown skin, 1922-1923 --

Part three : holding on. Partial ownership, 1923-24 ; Better than salary, 1924-25 ; Another second chance, 1925-1933 ; White folks follow, 1933-1952 --

Epilogue : encores.