"The gift that Hattie gave me in researching ... in the defiant early performances of her and her siblings — at the turn of the century, McDaniel was even performing in "whiteface," a radical ...

McDaniel traveled with her large family to Colorado where early photos show that she was one of only a handful of Black ...

McDaniel traveled with her large family to Colorado where early photos show that she was one of only a handful of Black children in her community. "Hattie was the youngest of 13 siblings," said Goff.

Hattie McDaniel, the first Black actor to win an ... so Hattie was one of her siblings… that’s how I’m related to Hattie,” Goff said. “I would watch these black and white films not ...