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Hattie McDaniel

Black Ambition, White Hollywood

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Hattie McDaniel

By: Jill Watts
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
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From an accomplished historian comes an uncompromising look at the pervasive racism in Hollywood, as seen through the life and times of actress Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel is best known for her performance as Mammy, the sassy foil to Scarlett O’Hara in the movie classic Gone with the Wind. Her powerful performance won her an Oscar® and bolstered the hopes of black Hollywood that the entertainment industry was finally ready to write more multidimensional, fully-realized roles for blacks.
But despite this victory, and pleas by organizations such as the NAACP and SAG, roles for blacks continued to denigrate the African American experience. So Hattie McDaniel continued to play servants. “I’d rather play a maid then be a maid,” Hattie McDaniel answered her critics, but her flip response belied a woman who was emotionally conflicted. Here, in an exhaustively detailed and incisive text by a talented historian, is the story of a valiant woman who defied the racism of her time. Americas Black & African American Cultural & Regional Entertainment & Celebrities Gender Studies Social Sciences Sociology United States
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The first black woman to win an Oscar. Often criticised for the roles she played. She was a trail blazer. This is a must read

What an amazing woman

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