"I loved Mammy. I think I understood her because my own grandmother worked on a plantation not unlike Tara."
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to win an Academy Award -- in 1940 -- honored for her portrayal of “Mammy” in “Gone with the Wind.”
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to win an Academy Award -- in 1940 -- honored for her portrayal of “Mammy” in “Gone with the Wind.”