''Beulah Land'' is a 1980 three-part television miniseries which aired on NBC.Hanauer, Joan (7 October 1980)
Beulah Land has something in it to offend almost everybody
UPI The Civil War themed series received heavy criticism as being racially offensive as it was being made.Hall, Carla (19 March 1980
Trouble in 'Beulah Land'
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The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

''Elliott, Jack (7 October 1980)
The Mississippi Film Commission will videotape an airing of
UPI Shales, Tom (7 October 1980)
The Blight on 'Beulah Land'
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''Gilliam, Dorothy (24 March 19800
'Beulah Land' -- TV That We Don't Need
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'' This caused the series' release date to be pushed back from May 1980 to October, and some changes to be made to the script, including one scene where slaves freed in a will instead seemed to want to remain slaves. The review of the final product were mixed, with the Associated Press calling it successful as a soap opera, "not uplifting, but nicely diverting"; the ''New York Times'' review was titled "Pure Corn Pone"; and ''The Washington Post'' review was decidedly negative, calling it an "idiotic, inept, cynically exploitative travesty."Boyer, Peter J. (2 September 1980)
NBC miniseries most racist film since 'Birth of a Nation?'
''The Desert Sun'' (

Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspa ...

content)(6 April 1980)
Controversial Mini-Series 'Beulah Land' Rescheduled
''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' (

content)Montgomery, Kathryn C
Target: Prime Time
pp. 123-53 (Ch. 7 of book) (1989) O'Connor John J. (5 October 1980)
'Beulah Land'--Pure Corn Pone TV VIEW 'Beulah Land'
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'' The story is set in Georgia, and the production was filmed in

Natchez, Mississippi Natchez ( ) is the county seat of and only city in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. Natchez has a total population of 14,520 (as of the 2020 census). Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, N ...

including at the Melrose mansion(7 November 2012)
See Melrose come to life in movie
''Natchez Democrat'' All three parts were among the top 10 American prime time television shows for the week of October 6–12, 1980, when they first aired. Part III was the third most watched program of the week with a 24.4 rating (19 million homes). Part II was sixth with a 23.2 rating (18 million homes), and Part I was seventh with a 22 rating (17.1 million homes).(16 October 1980)
Baseball helps ABC in ratings
''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', p. 45

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* {{IMDb title, id=0080197, title=Beulah Land 1980s American television miniseries 1980 films Films directed by Harry Falk (director)