Hattie McDaniel Honored at Howard University

WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER 1: From left to right, Greg Carr, chair of the department of Afro-American studies at Howard University, Dr. Rhea Combs, director of curatorial affairs at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Eleanor Traylor, a professor of English at Howard University, Jacqueline Stewart, director and president of the Academy Museum, Kevin John Goff, a filmmaker and great-grandnephew of Hattie McDaniel, and Dr. Khalid Long, associate professor of theatre arts at Howard University, pose for a group photo during the "Hattie's Come Home" at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on October 1, 2023. Hattie McDaniel, the first Black person to win an Oscar award for her role as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind," is celebrated with a replacement of her best supporting actress award gifted by The Academy and Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. (Eric Lee for The Washington Post via Getty Images)