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Close up of Sidney Poitier in In the Heat of the Night

The Slap That Changed American Film-Making

When Sidney Poitier slapped a white murder suspect on screen, it changed how the stories of Black Americans were portrayed on film.
by Steve Ryfle, Ashawnta Jackson via JSTOR Daily on February 4, 2022
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