Molasses to Rum
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"Molasses to Rum" is a powerful and provocative song from the musical 1776 that exposes the hypocrisy of Northern delegates by detailing their complicity in the transatlantic slave trade.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
ⓘ
stage musical song ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
New England involvement in slave trade
ⓘ
moral hypocrisy ⓘ slavery in the American colonies ⓘ |
| basedOnHistoricalEvents | American Revolution era politics ⓘ |
| basedOnHistoricalPractices | Atlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Sherman Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticFunction |
character revelation
ⓘ
confrontation song ⓘ political argument ⓘ |
| featuredInFilmAdaptation | 1776 (1972 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn | 1776 (original Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| fromWork | 1776 ⓘ |
| genre |
dramatic song
ⓘ
political song ⓘ show tune ⓘ theatre song ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterMedium | film performance ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sherman Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Sherman Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage performance ⓘ |
| mentionsCommodity |
molasses
ⓘ
rum ⓘ slaves ⓘ |
| mentionsPlace | Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionsRegion | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Sherman Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of regional self-righteousness
ⓘ
graphic description of slave auctions ⓘ |
| originalProductionOpenedAt | 46th Street Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionOpenedInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1776 ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Edward Rutledge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Second Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInYear | 1776 ⓘ |
| singerInNarrative | Edward Rutledge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureReferences | triangular trade route ⓘ |
| sungByIn1972Film | John Cullum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sungByOriginalBroadwayActor | Clifford David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sungToCharacters | Northern delegates ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
economic complicity in slavery
ⓘ
hypocrisy of Northern colonies ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ triangular trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
1776 (musical)