Gone with the Wind pulled from HBO Max over ‘racist depictions’

Published June 10, 2020 12:07pm ET



Gone with the Wind is no longer available on HBO Max because of its portrayal of race and slavery.

The streaming service announced on Tuesday that it would remove the historic 1939 movie from its library of films. The decision comes amid heightened racial tension following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests that have popped up in dozens of cities around the country against institutional racism and police brutality.

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