Burns, Linda (April 8, 2005). "Life & Times (Interview with Donald Bogle). Television broadcast". KCET. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on April 21, 2005.. "[The] interesting thing is the first real kind of black American star in Hollywood was a [child actor]. His name was Ernest Morrison, whose stage name was "Sunshine Sammy". He worked with Harold Lloyd in the early "Our Gang" series. He was very well known in the black community in Los Angeles and much admired."
Burns, Linda (April 8, 2005). "Life & Times (Interview with Donald Bogle). Television broadcast". KCET. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on April 21, 2005.. "[The] interesting thing is the first real kind of black American star in Hollywood was a [child actor]. His name was Ernest Morrison, whose stage name was "Sunshine Sammy". He worked with Harold Lloyd in the early "Our Gang" series. He was very well known in the black community in Los Angeles and much admired."