'CancelHamilton' appears on Twitter just days after musical's Disney+ debut | Daily Mail Online
#CancelHamilton sweeps the internet with calls for the musical to be AXED after its debut on Disney+ over criticism of the Founding Father for his role in slave trade
- Musical has come under renewed scrutiny with the show's debut on Disney+
- The hashtag 'cancelHamilton' emerged on Twitter, with some uncomfortable at celebrating the life of Hamilton - who traded slaves but did not own any himself
- Hamilton managed slave sales for his wife's family and also did accounting for a Caribbean trading company that engaged in the slave trade
- Lin-Manuel Miranda last month issued an apology to fans of Hamilton for the Broadway show's failure to publicly denounce systemic racism sooner
- The 40-year-old playwright and actor also affirmed the show's support for the Black Lives Matter movement
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