![]() The novel begins with Ruth as a small child in Saint-Domingue (later Haiti), where, through her own wiles, she saves herself after her family is slaughtered during the slave rebellion against France. 14) by Donald McCaig, Mammy finally gets a name and a back story. For millions of Gone With the Wind fans, Mammy will always be Oscar-winning actress Hattie McDaniel, tsk-tsking her spoiled charge, Miss Scarlett, and harrumphing because Mammy has more common sense than just about anybody else in the Deep South.īut who was Mammy, really? Now, 78 years after the publication of Margaret Mitchell's famed Southern Civil War novel and on the 75th anniversary of the movie, we're about to find out.Īs beloved as Mammy is, Mitchell's portrayal of her and other slaves in Gone With the Wind has been a lightning rod for critics for decades. ![]()
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