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US - FEBRUARY 29: Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American actress to win an Oscar, faced numerous challenges with racism throughout her career in Hollywood, said her nephew Kevin John Goff. "When you're first, it's difficult, like if you blaze a trail through a mountain, there's never been a trail. That's going to be a difficult journey (for Hattie). So she knew there would be some difficulties, but she was prepared for them," said Goff in an exclusive interview with Anadolu. "The Others of Hollywood," filed by Anadolu, unveils Hattie McDaniel's struggle against racial discrimination in Hollywood, highlighting her career as an actress, singer, and radio artist. Kevin John Goff, an American film producer and actor who is the grandson of Hattie McDaniel's sister Etta McDaniel, praised McDaniel as the first Black woman to win an Oscar Academy Award for her role in Gone with the Wind. "This is a big moment. She knows that she has made history," he said. Hattie McDaniel began her career as a singer and songwriter, aiming to enter the film industry as an actress in the 1910s, but she had to work as a maid due to financial constraints, according to Goff. He also noted that McDaniel generally played the role of a maid in films. Goff emphasized the significant role of the 1939 film Gone with the Wind in Hattie McDaniel's career. "Gone With the Wind came out in 1939. It was the biggest film ever. Everybody was talking about it. Everybody wants to see it. Every actor wanted to be in it. Hattie had already been in a few films, but this was going to be her biggest opportunity." He stated that McDaniel portrayed a nanny named Mammy in the film. (Footage by Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)