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Early Ages
Hattie was born June 10, 1893 in Witchita, Kansas. Both Hatties parents were slaves and eventually ecaped it. Her father faought in the civil war for many years but was paid very little. Hattie was the youngest of 13 children and her family was extremely poor. This can relate to the aparthied showing that African Americans had poor living conditons even when working it was difficult for them to make a living. -
Love for Singing and Acting
In 1901 Mcdaniel and her family moved to Denver, Colorado. Hattie attended a elemntry school where she was one of two black students. Her natural flair for singing brought her popularity among her classmates. She attended Denver East High School where she started Professionally singing, dancing and preforming skits in shows. -
Focusing on Her Career
In 1909 Hattie dropped out of school to focus on her career. She started to preform with her older brothers and in 1911 marries and pianist. They went on to organize an all womens minstrel show. In 1920 after preforming on a radio station she established herself as a blues artist, writing her own work -
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Hollywood Dream
Shorlty after preforming on radios Hattie was convinced to move to Los Angelas where she had managed to preform in minor movie roles.In 1931 Hattie scored her first small film role as an extra in a Hollywood musical. She continued to land parts here and there but as a black actress it was hard to land roles, she was forced to take odd jobs to make ends meet. This shows obsticals she had to overcome and face in career being African American, however she pushed through and kept fighting. -
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Challanges Along The Way
Hattie faced a lot of challenges and discrimination along the way, however she didnt let this stop her and continued to look on the brightside. After the film Gone With The Wind all the black actors were barred from attending the Premire in 1939 in Atlanta Georgia. McDaniel was attacked by the black press and community for playing roles that came across as a negative stereotype of her race, as well as servants and slaves. Hattie responded by playing roles that supported the black community. -
Connections
Hatties story relates to many historical events. It can relate to the Aparthied laws in seeing how both situatons respond to discriminatin and unfairness. Both Hattie and Africaners fought and continued to stand up for themselves and there rights and they never gave up. Hattie also faced poor living conditions growing up which many others had to face it made it harder for them to gain a living. -
A Break in her Career
In 1934 and 1936 Hattie scored major on screen roles in the movie "Judge Priest" and "The Little Colonel". In 1939 Hattie was seen in a film that was the highlight of her career "Gone With The Wind". In 1940 she earned the Academy Award for best supporting actress. She was the the first African American to win an Oscar. -
Workcited
“Hattie McDaniel.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 15 Apr. 2021, https://www.biography.com/actor/hattie-mcdaniel.
Magazine, Smithsonian. “What Hattie McDaniel Said about Her Oscar-Winning Career Playing Racial Stereotypes.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 9 June 2017, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-hattie-mcdaniel-said-about-her-oscar-winning-career-playing-racial-stereotypes-180963575/.