‘Hattie’s Come Home’: Pioneering ‘Gone With the Wind’ Winner Saluted with Replacement Oscar Presentation at Howard University

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was the first Oscar ever awarded to a Black actor: The plaque presented to actress Hattie McDaniel in 1940 for her iconic supporting role in the landmark 1939 film “Gone With the Wind.” Following McDaniel’s death in 1952, the award was bequeathed to D.C.’s Howard University, where it was a prized […]
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