Happy 80th anniversary to Song of the South! It’s not a perfect film, but it gave us a phenomenal soundtrack, fantastic versions of the Brer Rabbit folklore characters, and the greatest theme park attraction of all time, Splash Mountain!
Song of the South (80 Today) should be seen because hiding it erases crucial black film history.
Condemning it only punishes the memory of black cinematic pioneers like James Baskett, first black man to win an Oscar, rendering their historic contributions invisible.