PHOTOS: Sidney Poitier, 1927-2022

By Albany Herald News

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January 7, 2022

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Hollywood screen legend Sidney Poitier died on Friday, January 7, 2022, at the age of 94.

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Black leaders explain to actor Sidney Poitier, center, plans for fund-raising drive to finance the Nashville Christian Leadership Council’s work. The Rev. Kelly M. Smith, left, council president, and Dr. Matthew Walker Sr., campaign chairman, talk with the actor before he addresses a rally March 4, 1962. 620304 A

Jack Corn / The Tennessean

Actor Sidney Poitier, right, gets ready to speak before the Nashville Christian Leadership Council at First Baptist Church on Eighth Ave. N. March 4, 1962. The meeting was held to kick off a fund-raising drive to finance the organization’s desegregation movement.

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