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Monday, August 14, 2017
Hattie McDaniel, first African American to win an Academy Award
The very first African American to win an Academy Award went to
East High School on Colfax Avenue. Recently saw Hattie McDaniel's star
on Hollywood Blvd. for her work in radio and her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind!
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