How Disney tried and failed to remove Song of the South from history
In 1946, Disney hoped that Song of the South would be their Gone With the Wind, but soon they tried to pretend the movie never existed, with mixed results.
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In 1946, Disney hoped that Song of the South would be their Gone With the Wind, but soon they tried to pretend the movie never existed, with mixed results.
In the nearly 100 year history of the Academy Awards, a lot of Best Picture winners have been remade, or sequelized, but only a few have had their own TV shows.
Frankie Muse Freeman was a civil rights attorney, and the first woman to be appointed to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
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