This week we discuss Cindy, a musical TV film from 1978 that features an all-Black cast. Along the way we cover the Bible, the Harlem Riots of 1943, the Double V Campaign, and not settling for Prince Charming. A true journey for one of my favorite episodes.

Resources:

Cindy (Full Movie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nt7LbudnBc&t=8s

Harlem Setting for Cinderella (New York Times Review): https://www.nytimes.com/1978/03/24/archives/tv-harlem-setting-for-cinderella.html

Little Glass Slippers on the American Silver Screen by Minu Susan Koshy: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b383/1aab343c78e7a2e39128c7b4f6d3d0e09398.pdf

Harlem Riots of 1943: https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/nycdata/disasters/riots-harlem_1943.html

Double V Campaign: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/double-victory#:~:text=In%201942%20the%20Pittsburgh%20Courier,Americans%20in%20the%20United%20States.

Interview with Stepp Stewart: https://www.wabe.org/cinderella-goes-harlem-cindy-musical/