*Oscar Micheaux*Kansas Humanities Council

Oscar Micheaux Golden Anniversary
March 24-25, 2001 — Great Bend, Kansas

Speakers at the Crest

Prof. Charlene Regester

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Charlene Regester

Presentation
The Black Voice and White Body: Hattie McDaniel Becomes the Disembodied Voice of Vivien Leigh in Gone With The Wind

About Charlene Regester
Professor Charlene Regester of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill attended the celebration. Professor Regester is a founder of the Oscar Micheaux Society and is an expert on race films and Oscar Micheaux. Professor Regester will give a presentation regarding Kansas-born Hattie McDaniel, the first black to win an Oscar. McDaniel won the Oscar for her portrayal of "Mammy" in Gone With the Wind.

More on the Web about Charlene Regester
  • Interview with Charlene Regester
  • Home Page for the Oscar Micheaux Society

  • Oscar Micheaux Home Page Golden Anniversary Home Page

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