The middle class had more power, traveling was safe, etc.
There were several events that prompted this meeting, but the most important was the passage of the "Intolerable Acts" when levied taxes on the Colonists and eventually led to the outbreak of war.
The year 1900 marked the dawn of the greatest CONSUMER boom the world has ever seen. This
would not have happened without the discover of oil, also known as “Black GOLD.”
One all black musical theatrical production that has been on Broadway is The Color Purple.
This play originally ran from 2005 until 2008. There was a revival of the play and it was on Broadway again from 2015 through 2017