"In my life, God comes first, work second, and men third."
Hattie McDaniel
article | december 14, 1947
Chicago Tribune {as quoted in Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood}
“Lord, I'm going to hold steady on to you, and I know you'll see me through.”Harriet Tubman conductor on the Underground Railroad
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Amistad | Harper Collins |
Hattie's best known for her screen roles, and she appeared in over 300 films throughout her career ~ mostly uncredited. But she was also a major radio talent and starred in "Beulah" in the 1940s, one of the most popular offerings in radio history. Biographer Carlton Jackson suggests that her role on this show in particular helped diminish the subservient maid stereotype in popular culture.
CBS Radio | public domain |