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Sidney

I could not play that if my mother is the motherthat I think she was

Sidney • 2022
I could not play that if my mother is the mother
that I think she was

Full Transcript

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I could not play that
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if my mother is the mother that I think she was.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:17
Uploaded
Mar 25, 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.
He turns it down and goes out and takes a loan - Sidney 00:08
He turns it down and goes out and takes a loan
He did what he had to do - Sidney 00:13
He did what he had to do
My faithfulness to my values belongs to my mom. - Sidney 00:07
My faithfulness to my values belongs to my mom.
First you duck, and then you cover. - Sidney 00:05
First you duck, and then you cover.
The Cold War after World War II produced - Sidney 00:11
The Cold War after World War II produced
The communist underground directed its agents, in effect, - Sidney 00:13
The communist underground directed its agents, in effect,
Even if there were only one communist in the State Department - Sidney 00:08
Even if there were only one communist in the State Departmen...
I remember that period 'cause I was just getting to college - Sidney 00:06
I remember that period 'cause I was just getting to col...
I saw the McCarthy hearings - Sidney 00:10
I saw the McCarthy hearings
The requirement of a loyalty oath - Sidney 00:08
The requirement of a loyalty oath
There were lists made of possible communists or communist sympathizers. - Sidney 00:06
There were lists made of possible communists or communist sy...
Have you come back from Moscow still a convinced communist? - Sidney 00:05
Have you come back from Moscow still a convinced communist?
Paul Robeson was as significant - Sidney 00:08
Paul Robeson was as significant
He stood atop of this world of Black entertainment - Sidney 00:08
He stood atop of this world of Black entertainment
Well, he had America on his butt - Sidney 00:07
Well, he had America on his butt
Robeson becomes an interesting dual template - Sidney 00:15
Robeson becomes an interesting dual template
Robeson was blackballed, and not only was he blackballed, - Sidney 00:08
Robeson was blackballed, and not only was he blackballed,
We have seen that people will so fight for their freedom - Sidney 00:10
We have seen that people will so fight for their freedom
So for Sidney, he saw how Paul Robeson was disrespected - Sidney 00:09
So for Sidney, he saw how Paul Robeson was disrespected
And when you see something like that… - Sidney 00:09
And when you see something like that…