In 1967, America was at the height of the civil rights movement and the country's biggest star was Sidney Poitier. With the release of three films that year: TO SIR WITH LOVE, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT and GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER?, he was at the top of his game. #BlackHistoryMonth #LetsMovie | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

This famous "slap heard 'round the world" scene from IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT ('67) marked the first time an African American man had ever slapped a white man on screen before, which Sidney Poitier insisted on. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

211K views · 10K reactions | In 1964, Sidney Poitier won the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in "Lilies of the Field." Decades later, when Denzel Washington won his second award, he turned to Poitier - who received an Honorary Oscar that night - and said, 'God bless you.' | The Academy | Facebook

Sidney Poitier Wins Best Actor | 36th Oscars (1964)

REMEMBERING AN ICON: Sidney Poitier, the Oscar-winning actor who brought a quiet dignity to his characters on screen and helped break down the color barrier in Hollywood, has died. He was 94 years old. https://abcn.ws/3qZJ0fM | The View

Sir Sidney Poitier accepts BAFTA's highest honour from his daughter Sydney Tamiia Poitier and Jamie Foxx at the BAFTA Film Awards 2016. | BAFTA