Thread by @margecmurph, hey yall. ive spent some time trying to educate myself on hamilton [...]

hey yall. ive spent some time trying to educate myself on hamilton and lin manuel miranda before i watch the movie tonight. as much as i love the show, it and it’s writer are deeply problematic. i’ve intentionally or unintentionally ignored these things for years, but-

i’m trying to fix this now so i can fully contextualize and understand hamilton and it’s effect as a whole. i’m going to post some of the articles i read in this thread if any of y’all are interested.

https://thenewinquiry.com/disaster-act/

Disaster Act

Puerto Rico’s uprising and the instrumentalization of Lin-Manuel Miranda

https://thenewinquiry.com/disaster-act/

https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/articles/lin-manuel-miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda Under Fire

In the play “The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda” both the musical “Hamilton” and its creator are criticized for perpetuating historical inaccuracies regarding the Founding Father.

https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/articles/lin-manuel-miranda

https://remezcla.com/features/culture/lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-in-puerto-rico-controversy/

A Breakdown of the Controversy Surrounding Lin Manuel-Miranda & 'Hamilton' in Puerto Rico

This weekend, Hamilton will make its Puerto Rico debut. Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will reprise the Broadway show’s namesake role during a nearly three-week run. Along with the award-winning produc...

https://remezcla.com/features/culture/lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-in-puerto-rico-controversy/

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/10/correcting-hamilton/

Correcting ‘Hamilton’

Historian Annette Gordon-Reed outlined disparities between “Hamilton” the sensation and Hamilton the man in a student-sponsored talk.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/10/correcting-hamilton/

https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/08/21/hamilton-the-musical-black-actors-dress-up-like-slave-tradersand-its-not-halloween/

"Hamilton: the Musical:" Black Actors Dress Up like Slave Traders…and It's Not Halloween - Counte...

Establishment historians write best sellers in which some of the cruel actions of the Founding Fathers are smudged over if not ignored altogether. They’re guilty of a cover-up. This is the case with...

https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/08/21/hamilton-the-musical-black-actors-dress-up-like-slave-tradersand-its-not-halloween/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/in-the-haunting-of-lin-manuel-miranda-ishmael-reed-revives-an-old-debate/amp

In “The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda,” Ishmael Reed Revives an Old Debate

The play’s brusque, polemical energy feels like a throwback to a different time—perhaps to an earlier version of multiculturalism, one that aspired to trouble the mainstream rather than enter it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/in-the-haunting-of-lin-manuel-miranda-ishmael-reed-revives-an-old-debate/amp

https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2016/03/17/lets-not-pretend-that-hamilton-is-history/ideas/nexus/

Let’s Not Pretend That ‘Hamilton’ Is History | Essay | Zócalo Public Square

Hamilton is the hottest show on Broadway, filled with hip-hop songs, R&B rhythms, and tri-cornered hats. Its multi-racial cast portrays the pantheon of

https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2016/03/17/lets-not-pretend-that-hamilton-is-history/ideas/nexus/

if anyone has any other good sources to add tho this i’d love to read them and add them

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