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Sidney

We thank God for giving us a leader who was willing to die,but not willing to kill

Sidney • 2022
We thank God for giving us a leader who was willing to die,
but not willing to kill

Full Transcript

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We thank God for giving us a leader
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who was willing to die, but not willing to kill.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
01:18:30
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.
It was '65 that Malcolm X was assassinated - Sidney 00:07
It was '65 that Malcolm X was assassinated
It was '68 when Martin Luther King was assassinated. - Sidney 00:06
It was '68 when Martin Luther King was assassinated.
We have a more fragile democracy - Sidney 00:08
We have a more fragile democracy
We're hanging together by a few cultural threads. - Sidney 00:05
We're hanging together by a few cultural threads.
And Sidney Poitier is one of those cultural threads. - Sidney 00:05
And Sidney Poitier is one of those cultural threads.
The assassination of Martin Luther King, in a lot of ways, - Sidney 00:11
The assassination of Martin Luther King, in a lot of ways,
The personal dimension is not just, you know, - Sidney 00:12
The personal dimension is not just, you know,
Both of them, in the immediate aftermath of King's assassination, - Sidney 00:08
Both of them, in the immediate aftermath of King's assa...
Belafonte wants to hold a big rally in Atlanta after King's funeral. - Sidney 00:06
Belafonte wants to hold a big rally in Atlanta after King�...
Poitier advises against it, - Sidney 00:06
Poitier advises against it,
This leads to sort of a zapping, a certain tension between the two, - Sidney 00:07
This leads to sort of a zapping, a certain tension between t...
I mean, can I say that again? Two very opinionated people. - Sidney 00:06
I mean, can I say that again? Two very opinionated people.
Harry wanted to do something and really allow his community, I guess, - Sidney 00:10
Harry wanted to do something and really allow his community,...
And, you know, Poitier, I think, - Sidney 00:06
And, you know, Poitier, I think,
It's a kind of testament - Sidney 00:12
It's a kind of testament
You know, for Poitier and Belafonte, there had to be a reset moment there. - Sidney 00:07
You know, for Poitier and Belafonte, there had to be a reset...
As I have mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy - Sidney 00:07
As I have mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy
That teaching weighed heavily on me when my first wife and I separated. - Sidney 00:07
That teaching weighed heavily on me when my first wife and I...
That breakup was a long, painful, scarring period for all concerned. - Sidney 00:07
That breakup was a long, painful, scarring period for all co...
Friends decided whose side they were going on, - Sidney 00:10
Friends decided whose side they were going on,