Hattie McDaniel

15 Iconic Oscar Winner Speeches That Paved the Way for Today's Black Nominees at the 96th Academy Awards

These acceptance speeches remind us that representation truly matters.
03/08/2024

Hattie McDaniel’s ‘Gone With The Wind’ Oscar To Be Replaced At Howard University

It’s been 50 years since the plaque went missing.
09/29/2023

Queen Latifah Wants ‘Gone With The Wind’ Gone

She recently portrayed Hattie McDaniel.
06/17/2020

Gone With the Wind Prequel Aims to Give Life to Mammy

The controversial character receives a name and a backstory.
03/27/2014

Black Stars On The Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Police Presence at Showing of The Butler Sparked Backlash

Memorable Butlers and Maids in Film

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Halle Berry

10 Black Oscar Winners Fun Facts

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Gone With the Wind - This historical epic, based on Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, about the Civil War and Reconstruction from the point of view of white Southerners is as American as grits and biscuits. Despite ample criticism of it's idyllic portrayal of Southern gentility and race relations, this ten-time Oscar winning picture has earned a place in film history, ranked fourth among AFI's 100 Greatest Films of All Time.  (Photo: Silver Screen Collection)

This Day in Black History: Feb. 29, 1940

Hattie McDaniel wins Academy Award for Gone With the Wind.
02/29/2012

Commentary: Hollywood’s Complex Relationship With Black Actors

Oscar's love affair with tired images of African-Americans.
02/27/2012