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Sidney

We are requesting all citizensto move into Washington

Sidney • 2022
We are requesting all citizens
to move into Washington

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.336
We are requesting all citizens to move into Washington.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:19
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.
Negroes want the same things that white citizens possess. - Sidney 00:06
Negroes want the same things that white citizens possess.
The whole purpose of this march is to demonstrate support - Sidney 00:08
The whole purpose of this march is to demonstrate support
We were really a Southern Black movement - Sidney 00:07
We were really a Southern Black movement
It was not only Dr. King relating the dreams - Sidney 00:13
It was not only Dr. King relating the dreams
Harry and Sidney Poitier made this a global event. - Sidney 00:06
Harry and Sidney Poitier made this a global event.
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...