OK I get it. The Apollo is now a black marquee but if you are going to make a documentary about the history of the theatre shouldn't you tell the truth?
I was built in 1912 as a burlesque theatre for whites only! It wasn't until 1934 that it became a black burlesque theatre.
Further early on in this documentary there is a politician who actually says the venue was situated in Harlem where blacks came to escape slavery. Slavery was done for half a century when this theatre as built and Harlem was predominately white until around 1930!
What are they talking about? They are trying to re-write history and its silly. Why.
I was built in 1912 as a burlesque theatre for whites only! It wasn't until 1934 that it became a black burlesque theatre.
Further early on in this documentary there is a politician who actually says the venue was situated in Harlem where blacks came to escape slavery. Slavery was done for half a century when this theatre as built and Harlem was predominately white until around 1930!
What are they talking about? They are trying to re-write history and its silly. Why.