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Frankly My Dear, Here Are Some ‘Gone with the Wind’ Facts You Should Know About

10. None of the Film’s black actors were allowed at the premiere

The Gone with the Wind premiere was held in Atlanta, and because the Jim Crow Laws were still in place, none of the black actors were allowed to attend. This concept is inconceivable now, and it’s even more extreme considering that Hattie McDaniel was the first black woman to win an Academy Award for her role in the film. She even had to sit at a segregated table at the Oscar ceremony.

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