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Hattie McDaniel participating in an Academy Awards broadcast, Mar. 13, 1947, Los Angeles

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Photograph of actress Hattie McDaniel, center, participating in a radio broadcast of the Academy Awards on March 13, 1947. The other participants are actor Wonderful Smith, left, and commentator Frances Scully, right. The show was broadcast over ABC radio. McDaniel stands in front of a microphone with the letters "ABC" printed on it. McDaniel was the first African-American actress to win an Academy Award, receiving an award for portraying Mammy in the 1939 film, "Gone with the Wind."
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