And the Oscar Goes To…Blacks, the Academy, and Representation.

McDaniel was only allowed into the venue with a strict “No Blacks” policy as a favor, and even then, she was segregated to her table in the very back of the room. No other blacks won that specific award again until Whoopie Goldberg did for her performance in the 1990 film Ghost.

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History Speaks: The Black Experience in Southeast Kentucky