HBO Max Removes ‘Gone With The Wind,’ Will Add Historical Context

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June 10th, 2020

On Dec. 19, 1939, a crowd gathers outside the Astor Theater on Broadway during the premiere of “Gone With the Wind” in New York. HBO Max has temporarily removed “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil War-era South.

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HBO Max has temporarily removed “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil War-era South.

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