Discover the story of the song > Wheels of a Dream – original broadway cast of ragtime: the musical

The Ragtime era ended and people didn't realize at the time. Younger Brother went to Mexico to join a revolutionary group, while Emma Goldman was arrested and deported. Booker T. Washington's institute became important to black America. Father died on the Lusitania and mother mourned for a year before marrying Tateh, who had a dream of a diverse group of children getting into and out of trouble but staying together. Everyone remembers Coalhouse and Sarah because they were wise and caring. The protagonist's family moved to California and they felt blessed. They dream of showing their child America and letting them ride on the wheels of a dream.