In the Room Where It Happened

In the revolutionary
Rap musical odyssey 
Hamilton 
You may observe
Elevated to sainthood
A man 
Who if alive today,
Based on his
At best troubling 
Relationship 
With black people,
Would be toasted
In a far more concise 
Mode of entertainment:
A heckling.

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