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The moment a Negro child walks into the school
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Sidney

The momenta Negro child walks into the school, every decent,self-respecting, loving parent...

Sidney • 2022
The moment
a Negro child walks into the school, every decent,
self-respecting, loving parent should take his white child
out of that broken school

Full Transcript

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The moment a Negro child walks into the school,
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every decent, self-respecting, loving parent
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should take his white child out of that broken school.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:56
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.
This was still 1950 America, - Sidney 00:10
This was still 1950 America,
It had never happened before in the history of the movie business. - Sidney 00:06
It had never happened before in the history of the movie bus...
I've always thought there was a great connection - Sidney 00:08
I've always thought there was a great connection
When I saw The Defiant Ones, Tony Curtis, the Jew, - Sidney 00:10
When I saw The Defiant Ones, Tony Curtis, the Jew,
And it just had this chemistry about, almost, people in chains. - Sidney 00:06
And it just had this chemistry about, almost, people in chai...
The Defiant Ones. That was the first one I ever saw. - Sidney 00:05
The Defiant Ones. That was the first one I ever saw.
To this day, I still remember him saying to Tony Curtis, - Sidney 00:11
To this day, I still remember him saying to Tony Curtis,
Look, Joker, don't call me "boy." - Sidney 00:13
Look, Joker, don't call me "boy."
That moment in the film where Sidney makes the decision… - Sidney 00:06
That moment in the film where Sidney makes the decision…
To sacrifice his possible freedom… - Sidney 00:06
To sacrifice his possible freedom…
Is something that Black people still don't like and still don't believe. - Sidney 00:06
Is something that Black people still don't like and sti...
It's a magic Negro moment, - Sidney 00:06
It's a magic Negro moment,
The Defiant Ones is one of the most prime examples - Sidney 00:15
The Defiant Ones is one of the most prime examples
And that was a huge trope in Hollywood storytelling for years. - Sidney 00:08
And that was a huge trope in Hollywood storytelling for year...
And it was a way, to them, - Sidney 00:09
And it was a way, to them,
But to Black people, it seemed like, "Yo, these people are punks." - Sidney 00:09
But to Black people, it seemed like, "Yo, these people ...
And he says, "Defiant Ones? Middle-class whites loved it, - Sidney 00:11
And he says, "Defiant Ones? Middle-class whites loved i...
Defiant Ones was the movie - Sidney 00:09
Defiant Ones was the movie
Alongside Tony Curtis, their names appeared above the name of the film, - Sidney 00:09
Alongside Tony Curtis, their names appeared above the name o...
My dad and Tony Curtis were both nominated for Oscars. - Sidney 00:06
My dad and Tony Curtis were both nominated for Oscars.