The Significance of Sidney
- 2022
- 38m
What Jackie Robinson meant to the world of sports, Sidney Poitier meant to the world of film. After being passed the torch by Paul Robeson, Poitier was faced with the dilemma of being Hollyw... Read allWhat Jackie Robinson meant to the world of sports, Sidney Poitier meant to the world of film. After being passed the torch by Paul Robeson, Poitier was faced with the dilemma of being Hollywood's lone Black superstar at a time when the only other African-American at the studio wa... Read allWhat Jackie Robinson meant to the world of sports, Sidney Poitier meant to the world of film. After being passed the torch by Paul Robeson, Poitier was faced with the dilemma of being Hollywood's lone Black superstar at a time when the only other African-American at the studio was the shoeshine boy. As a product of his time, he provided an image for Blacks to be proud... Read all