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TIL that in 1946 Walt Disney produced a film named "Song of the South" that was never released on DVD or streaming market due to the subject matter of slavery portrayed in the film. It also happens to be the origin of the song "zippidy doo-da".

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1946 American live-action animated film

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I remember watching it as a kid. I remember it as a happy show. However, as I grew up, I came to understand why it was banned. It portrays slaves as happy and content being slaves. No one wants to be a slave, and it wasn’t a happy time for the slaves either.
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