Interesting Monstah examines old musicals:
So they’re still just wild about Harry. For three years, we’ve heard this refrain in reference to the success of the Harry Potter books. I tried to get through one and couldn’t (I have a very hard time with fiction), so I must say I cannot really relate. Yet and still, they’re wild about Harry, and we are all supposed to know precisely what that means.
But how many know that this phrase originated in a legendary “all black cast” Broadway musical? And one that was the first to portray a serious love relationship between a Black man and Black woman?
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Well, it really doesn’t matter. What remains important is the legacy that headlines like “They’re Just Wild About Harry” are tapping into. It’s our history. It’s your history, too.