47K views · 5.1K reactions | Hattie McDaniel broke barriers in Hollywood and became the first Black performer to win an Academy Award. Learn more about her rise to fame and see her in GONE WITH THE WIND ('39) on the Classics Curated by TCM Hub on #HBOMax. #31DaysOfOscar | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

21K views · 229 reactions | Meet Hattie McDaniel, the first Black Academy Award winner. In the latest SeeHer Story, Katie Couric highlights the actress behind the controversial role of Mammy in Gone with the Wind, who wasn’t allowed to attend the Oscar ceremony because of the color of her skin. https://peoplem.ag/31469AN | People | Facebook

22K views · 2.3K reactions | Remembering Judy Garland and Hattie McDaniel on their birthdays | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

In 1940, Hattie McDaniel made history as the first African American to win an Academy Award, earning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as “Mammy” in Gone with the Wind. Her victory was groundbreaking, but it came during an era of deep racial segregation. At the ceremony, McDaniel was forced to sit at a separate table away from her white co-stars, and throughout her career she faced criticism for playing stereotypical servant roles — often the only parts available to Black actors

Hattie McDaniel, the first black Oscar-winner, could be getting a biopic. | HuffPost Black Voices