Black History Month: Hattie McDaniel Wins An Academy Award
January 28, 2020 11:52AM EST
Hattie McDaniel tries to console Vivien Leigh in a scene from the film ‘Gone With The Wind’, 1939. (Photo by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Getty Images)
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American performer to win an Academy Award for her portrayal of a loyal slave governess in Gone With The Wind in 1940
