Talk:Black Beauty

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Disambiguation needed: "Black Beauty" is the primary title of a Miles Davis live record from 1970.

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Contents 1 Banned 2 "banned in the USA" 3 Film split 4 Animated Black Beauty?

[edit] Banned

It has been banned from certain places, probably for personifying an animal, which is against certain religions and beliefs.

Please say where it was banned from, and by whom; and which religions or beliefs it violated. Then put the "it has been banned" sentence back into the article. --Uncle Ed 16:03, 2 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Even though it regularly gets on to banned books listings, it looks a trifle apocryphal. Many sources, including US university department sites, preface the usual claim - that it was banned because of the title in 1955 in South Africa - with "reportedly" . When a Times correspondent mentioned this story in 1961 (White Women In South Africa, The Times, Monday, Feb 20, 1961; pg. 13) it was soon followed by a retraction (The Times, Monday, Mar 06, 1961; pg. 8;) "This is not correct" (even so, the Times Diary opinion column repeated the story in 1968 and 1972). Tearlach 04:35, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "banned in the USA"

In all of the USA? Or in some states at some times? Anthony Appleyard 05:37, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Film split

Disagree with proposal to split article. Unless the material is lengthy enough to warrant a split, it is more helpful to see it all in one article. -- Stbalbach 00:17, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree. PrinceCharming 13:00, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Animated Black Beauty?

Wasn't there an animated film of Black Beauty? I remember watching it as a child. Mizi 01:31, 9 January 2007 (UTC)