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Sidney Poitier was the first African American star in Hollywood. A man who embodied the hopes of his generation and who managed through his perseverance and talent to bring black characters into mainstream American culture, from 1950 to 1980. By weaving one man’ exceptional destiny together with an entire community’ fight for Civil Rights, the film pays tribute to those who were finally given the right to speak out and those who chose to claim it by force.