And while we're on the subject of "white power", there is a glorious unstated message in Tolson's final appearance on screen. Anyone who says "all white folks were portrayed as bad in the film" wasn't paying very close attention to the redemptions of whiteness that were offered, North and South, as the film carried the audience into the final credits.
So, especially with thanks to my two critical correspondents, I'm rooting more than ever for this underdog film to take at least one Academy Award, and that's for Best Director.
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