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Sidney

They wanted to assassinateBelafonte and Poitier

Sidney • 2022
They wanted to assassinate
Belafonte and Poitier

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They wanted to assassinate Belafonte and Poitier.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:58
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.
The words they used, - Sidney 00:08
The words they used,
With my association with Bobby Kennedy - Sidney 00:10
With my association with Bobby Kennedy
Absolutely no evidence of federal marshals or protection. - Sidney 00:05
Absolutely no evidence of federal marshals or protection.
We got into a car... We were met by two cars, - Sidney 00:08
We got into a car... We were met by two cars,
And after the handshakes and hellos and introductions, - Sidney 00:10
And after the handshakes and hellos and introductions,
And Poitier and Belafonte - Sidney 00:08
And Poitier and Belafonte
As we were getting into the car, - Sidney 00:11
As we were getting into the car,
And as the trucks tried to catch us, - Sidney 00:08
And as the trucks tried to catch us,
And my first thought, "Do not let them pass." - Sidney 00:14
And my first thought, "Do not let them pass."
If they shoot you from the rear, that's the way I have to die. - Sidney 00:05
If they shoot you from the rear, that's the way I have ...
We played bump-and-run for a couple of miles. - Sidney 00:05
We played bump-and-run for a couple of miles.
And a pile of students got into the available automobiles - Sidney 00:11
And a pile of students got into the available automobiles
And for that whole block, people were just jammed everywhere. - Sidney 00:07
And for that whole block, people were just jammed everywhere...
And it bring me to tears. - Sidney 00:06
And it bring me to tears.
The people that was up the trees and in the rafters, - Sidney 00:10
The people that was up the trees and in the rafters,
And when they saw Poitier, - Sidney 00:13
And when they saw Poitier,
And, you know, every year, about March and April, - Sidney 00:12
And, you know, every year, about March and April,
Looting, murder, and arson have nothing to do with civil rights. - Sidney 00:06
Looting, murder, and arson have nothing to do with civil rig...
We're not gonna be pushed no further by no white folks from no place. - Sidney 00:06
We're not gonna be pushed no further by no white folks ...
What I remember vividly is when I was about ten years old, - Sidney 00:09
What I remember vividly is when I was about ten years old,