Thread: MobileRead Discussion: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (spoilers)
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Old 02-24-2010, 09:27 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by BenG View Post
Mitchell had a lot of the preconceptions of many of the most well-intentioned whites in the south. To her credit, with the money from Gone With The Wind, she set up a foundation to fund scholarships to help blacks become doctors which is still in existence to this day.
I didn't know that, and I'm glad you pointed it out.

As I said, I'm not trying to judge her, but I am trying to understand her.
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