In 1933, the 1st folk opera by a Black person to reach Broadway was Run, Little Children by Francis Hall Johnson (1888-1970). It ran 126 performances. Johnson was one of the most successful choral directors of his time & had been choral director of Green Pastures in 1930 #BlackHistoryYouDidntLearnInSchool #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryEveryMonth #BlackExcellence #BlackHistoryEveryDay #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #BlackHistoryRocks #todayinblackhistory #BlackHistoryIsEveryonesHistory #BlackFact