Hattie McDaniel made history by becoming the first African American to win an Academy Award. She received the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as “Mammy” in Gone With the Wind. Despite the racial segregation of the era, which even limited her presence at the awards ceremony, McDaniel’s win was a landmark moment in Hollywood. She remained the only Black woman to win an Oscar until Whoopi Goldberg won in 1991.
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