# @ajcvideo on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=hcG23j1593A
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69525723-ajcvideo-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-06T14:00:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajcvideo) — https://gondola.cc/ajcvideo

## Caption

Some of Hollywood's most popular classics helped shape the world's understanding of the South. 
From "Gone With the Wind" to "Song of the South" and "The Birth of a Nation," these films popularized a romanticized vision of the Old South based on a myth.

And that myth is one of the most enduring narratives in the region and is still highly debated today. 

Watch the full Southern identity episode of "Curiosities of the South" now on the AJC YouTube channel.

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