147: Hattie McDaniel (Six Degrees of Song of the South, Episode 2)
You Must Remember This
00:00
Hattie's 'Battle Ground'
Hattie was able to make some good points, such as when you ask me not to play the parts, what have you got in return? But these points were rolled into hedda's inherently white supremisis world view. Her part in song of the south caused many theatres to be picketed. In 19 50, bula was adapted into a television show starring ethel waters because hattie was busy on the radio. Hattie finally made the jump to radio. Seven years after william paley had declared that a black woman couldn't headline her own radio show.
Transcript
Play full episode
