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Epic depicts love and Reconstruction in Civil War-era South in a film that ages more poorly with every passing year. In addition to Leigh’s Academy win, McDaniel became the first African-American to win an Oscar, but was forced to sit at a segregated table at the awards ceremony.
This article appears in August 27 • 1999 (Cover).
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