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Harry and Sidney Poitier made thisa global event

Sidney • 2022
Harry and Sidney Poitier made this
a global event

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Harry and Sidney Poitier made this a global event.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:36
Uploaded
Mar 26, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Harpo Productions,Network Entertainment,Hudlin Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.
Hollywood stars who marched with Dr. King movements. - Sidney 00:06
Hollywood stars who marched with Dr. King movements.
And it was Sidney and Harry. That's the connection. - Sidney 00:06
And it was Sidney and Harry. That's the connection.
I noticed today, all day long, - Sidney 00:10
I noticed today, all day long,
The urgency that was evident today has been bubbling in me, personally, - Sidney 00:07
The urgency that was evident today has been bubbling in me, ...
I became interested in the Civil Rights struggle - Sidney 00:06
I became interested in the Civil Rights struggle
And I think my interest started many years ago, - Sidney 00:10
And I think my interest started many years ago,
Gentlemen, I think that it's about time… - Sidney 00:12
Gentlemen, I think that it's about time…
I have a voice. I can use it." - Sidney 00:06
I have a voice. I can use it."
You knew he was gonna get accused by people saying, - Sidney 00:07
You knew he was gonna get accused by people saying,
Through the eyes of the average American, unfortunately, - Sidney 00:10
Through the eyes of the average American, unfortunately,
Sometimes I would be pissed about it, - Sidney 00:12
Sometimes I would be pissed about it,
Hollywood was not ready, at that point, - Sidney 00:07
Hollywood was not ready, at that point,
But for the most part, it was a very conservative industry - Sidney 00:09
But for the most part, it was a very conservative industry
Nobody's grooming, necessarily, - Sidney 00:07
Nobody's grooming, necessarily,
There's a Sidney Poitier complex. It's like a matrix. - Sidney 00:05
There's a Sidney Poitier complex. It's like a matr...
And in the way that racism works, - Sidney 00:06
And in the way that racism works,
He was a race soldier who's leading the army for everybody else - Sidney 00:13
He was a race soldier who's leading the army for everyb...
And he wasn't saying it as resistance or as explanation. - Sidney 00:08
And he wasn't saying it as resistance or as explanation...
There's so much about us and around us - Sidney 00:11
There's so much about us and around us
And some of those choices were not - Sidney 00:19
And some of those choices were not