Hattie McDaniel's acceptance speech at the 12th Academy Awards in 1940.
Another Black woman wouldn't win an Academy Award until 1991 when Whoopie Goldberg received her Oscar.
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The glass shattering Hattie McDaniel was born 133 years ago today. The first African-American to win an Academy Award, she also opened the doors for those who came after her.
Although even her big moment was steeped in the humiliations of Jim Crow & segregation, her dignity never wavered
