Bestselling author ReShonda Tate delivers The Queen of Sugar Hill, a vivid fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel—the first Black Oscar winner for her role in Gone With the Wind. What should have been her greatest triumph quickly soured as Hollywood turned its back on her.  
 
Amid career struggles, public backlash, and personal hardships—including failed marriages and constant battles against discrimination, Hattie fought to open doors for other Black actors while supporting war efforts and civil rights causes. Surrounded by friends like Clark Gable and Dorothy Dandridge, she remained determined to carve out a legacy of resilience, ambition, and hope in a world that resisted her at every turn.