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A fine essay on the misguided efforts to suppress Disney’s Song of the South<\/i><\/a> — aided and abetted by the cravens at Disney itself.<\/p>\n

And if you agree, go to SongOfTheSouth.net <\/a>and sign the petition to free <\/i>this film.<\/p>\n

(via Ad Orientem<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A fine essay on the misguided efforts to suppress Disney’s Song of the South — aided and abetted by the cravens at Disney itself. 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