It bears mentioning that Hattie McDaniel was not able to attend the premier opening of GWTW in Atlanta because it was held at a “whites only” theater. Clark Gable a friend of McDaniel threatened to boycott the Atlanta premiere unless McDaniel was allowed to attend, but McDaniel convinced him to attend anyway.
And even as an Academy Award nominee, she could not sit at the same table as her GWTW co-stars at the Academy Awards but had to sit at a small table off to the side and near the back of the room. She was also not allowed to attend an after party with her co-stars held at a hotel because it was “whites only”.
McDaniel shortly before her death wished to be buried in Hollywood Cemetery but couldn’t because at the time of her death in 1952, it was still “whites only”.
Also this will make your head explode wokie, Aunt Jemimah made a lot of money and gave a lot to good causes.