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Oct 6 The Filming of Beulah Land | book, television, Gone with the Wind, Natchez, Georgia | Amanda Hargrove presents today's Natchez History Minute about the debut of Beulah Land, a made for TV mini-series filmed in Natchez. Based on the book by... | By Natchez National Historical Park | Your Natchez History Minute is brought to
you by Natchez National Historical Park. Beulah Land, a television mini-series, was
filmed in Natchez, and debuted on October 7, 1980. Often referred to as a TV version of “Gone
With The Wind,” this sweeping epic concerns the lives of two Georgia families from the
antebellum days through the Civil War - the Kendricks, who resided on the Beulah Land
plantation, and the Davises, who owned the Oaks plantation. Both families loved, prospered and lost during
this period, and were both touched by the events of the Civil War. Melrose, now owned by the National Park Service,
served as the main house of Beulah Land plantation. The cast included many well-known actors such
as Lesly Anne Warren, Hope Lange, Eddie Albert and Meredith Baxter-Birney, as well as newcomers
Jonathan Frakes, Madeline Stowe and Don Johnson. Slated to air in May of 1980, the debut of
the mini-series was postponed, however, when NBC received vigorous protests from the NAACP
and a group of African-Americans critics who objected to the stereotypical portrayal of
some characters in the series. Additionally, these groups argued that some
of the dialogue implied that slaves did not want freedom. Despite receiving mixed reviews, Beulah Land
received a primetime emmy nomination for costume design. Hi, my name is Amanda Hargrove, I’m with the
Natchez Convention and Visitors Bureau, and this has been your Natchez History Minute.
Amanda Hargrove presents today's Natchez History Minute about the debut of Beulah Land, a made for TV mini-series filmed in Natchez. Based on the book by the same name, the series was described as the TV version of Gone with the Wind, depicting the lives of two Georgia families during the Civil War. Much of the filming took place at Melrose.
Very good account, Amanda! I remember the filming very well! It was a bragging point for us to tell others about the actors who were here, and more especially how 'common' most of them were!