Hollywood classic Gone with the Wind is set to return to HBO Max with a black scholar adding historical context.
The 1939 movie was recently removed from the streaming service because of its racially insensitive content following the death of George Floyd and the recent Black Lives Matter protests.
Gone with the Wind centers on a romance between Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) and Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) during the American Civil War.
Cast your mind back to the 1939 trailer for Gone with the Wind:In an article published by CNN, it was confirmed that the film would be returning to the streaming service with a newly filmed introductory clip by black historian, Jacqueline Stewart, that will add historical context to its portrayal of people of color.
Stewart wrote: "HBO Max will bring Gone with The Wind back to its line-up, and when it appears, I will provide an introduction placing the film in its multiple historical contexts.''
"For me, this is an opportunity to think about what classic films can teach us.
"Right now, people are turning to movies for racial re-education, and the top-selling books on Amazon are about anti-racism and racial inequality."
The scholar said that films like Gone with the Wind should not be banned, instead, they should continue to be shown but with the correct context to ensure that any potentially damaging views they portray are not perpetuated.
Gone with the Wind also resulted in the first black winner of an Academy Award in Hattie McDaniel.
The actress was awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy.
HBO Max previously released a statement explaining why they had temporarily removed the film from its platform.
In the statement cited by USA Today, HBO said: "Gone With The Wind is a product of its time and depicts some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that have, unfortunately, been commonplace in American society.
"These racist depictions were wrong then and are wrong today, and we felt that to keep this title up without an explanation and a denouncement of those depictions would be irresponsible.
"When we return the film to HBO Max, it will return with a discussion of its historical context and a denouncement of those very depictions, but will be presented as it was originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed."
The statement added that the new introductory statement will show viewers how far society has come since some of cinema's most problematic moments.
They added: "If we are to create a more just, equitable and inclusive future, we must first acknowledge and understand our history."
