"Gone with the Wind" Showing in Birmingham

The August 12, 2018 showing of “Gone With the Wind” was a resounding success. Each year the Alabama Theater on 3rd Avenue North in Birmingham Alabama presents the award winning movie about the tragic events surrounding the War of Northern Aggression and Reconstruction. According to theater management 2018 was one of the most attended presentations of many years.

While many theaters in cities of hate banned the movie, Birmingham should be commended for continuing the Alabama Theater’s tradition of showing the movie in August each year. Attendees include those fromMemphis, Tennessee where the movie has been cancelled. With a seating capacity of 1800, the movie was a sell out this year. Many period costumes were present, worn by members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans. Hundreds of pictures were taken of the Southern Bells and their Confederate escorts in attendance.

The Major John C. Hutto Camp and the Fighting Joe Wheeler Camp were proud to sponsor this years event by displaying a replica of a 1841 Mountain Howitzer, used by both sides during the war, and
presenting a favorable atmosphere for truth in a world that is increasingly centered on censoring the historical truth about this most important time in our nation’s history. A sincere thanks goes out to all the camp members who help make this event possible.

A resounding good time was had by all attendees who proclaimed their desire to attend “Gone With the Wind” next year. The Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee dropped the 1939 film “Gone
With the Wind” from the 2018 summer lineup. The classic movie was dropped over concerns it is “insensitive” to minorities. Given the level of hate for Southern history in Memphis, is anyone surprised at the Memphis theater’s action?
(from "The Rebel Underground", August 2018 newsletter of the SCV Hutto Camp 443)