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Shirley Graham Du Bois (born Lola Shirley Graham Jr.; November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977) wrote, produced, and directed "Tom-Tom: An Epic of Music and the Negro," the first opera written and staged by an African American woman. #Harlem
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Tom-Tom premiered at the Cleveland Opera Festival in the summer of 1932. The debut of Tom-Tom drew a crowd of over 25,000 people during its two-day run

The opera earned critical acclaim and praise, yet it was never performed again.
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She authored seven plays, Tom-Tom (1932), It’s Morning (1937), Cold Dust (1939), Dust to Earth (1940), I Gotta Home (1939), Elijah’s Raven’s (1940), and Track 13 (1940).
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Shirley Graham Du Bois was also the second wife of W.E.B. Du Bois. He was the first Black American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University and one of the founders of the NAACP.

Shirley Graham Du Bois was a resident of 409 Edgecombe Avenue, Harlem NYC.
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Thank you for this. Has her work been deleted forever? I would love to see and hear.
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Check for video on Youtube.
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