Hamilton, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is a musical written about the founding father Alexander Hamilton. It retells the story of Alexander Hamilton's life through the use of contemporary music.
The reason why this is so significant to the portrayal of African Americans is due to the fact that most of the cast is made up of people of colour, even though the people portrayed would have been white. Lin-Manuel Miranda himself is the son of Puerto-Rican immigrants. This musical is an example of the assimilation of African Americans in society. The musical also shows a good portion of those who make up america now, and is especially important for African Americans and other people of colour, as many Broadway musicals aren't as diverse despite there being many African Americans settled in America.
All the songs in the musical are written in the style of hip-hop/r&b and rap, which African Americans were highly influential upon, and so this musical gives a modern twist to other musicals out there and with the diverse cast it stands out among other musicals, and highlights the culture of African Americans and how they also had an impact of america to how it is today.
The success of this musical will also help and encourage more people of colour to audition for roles like this and has helped them gain more confidence in showing that they are equal to white americans in being part of the history of america.
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