Sidney Poitier moved to the Jim Crow South as a teenager. Here’s what he said about race in America

Sidney Poitier refused to be defined by race from the start of his decades-long career, but his best-known performances advanced the depiction of Black actors and pushed audiences to confront racial tensions in America.

Sidney Poitier refused to be defined by race from the start of his decades-long career, but his best-known performances advanced the depiction of Black actors and pushed audiences to confront racial tensions in America.