In 1939, Mammy was immortalized on film by Hattie McDaniel, who became the first black performer to win an Academy Award. Mitchell's novel was often criticized for romanticizing antebellum life ...

Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel broke barriers as the first African American to win an Academy Award, earning the honor for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind in 1939. Her portrayal was both ...

This weekend, a Wichita event, Hattie McDaniel Day, recognized her work to change the representation of Black actors in ...

Hattie McDaniel became the first black actress to be nominated for, and win, an Academy Award for her role as domestic servant Mammy. Writing in the Los Angeles Times this week, screenwriter John ...