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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

For Students 9th - 10th
Associated with the PBS program, this site contains a biography, a career timeline, video interviews with some of Poitier's fellow actors and an interview with the director of the PBS special. This site provides an in-depth look at the...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Sidney Poitier

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of Sidney Poitier. It emphasizes Poitier's strength of character, both in the roles he has played and in his personal life.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Remembering Paul Robeson April 9, 1998

For Students 9th - 10th
Described as a son of an ex-slave, Paul Robeson "became a world-renown scholar, actor, athlete, and singer. This site covers his background (with a click on the blue highlighted "background report"), and reveals more about Paul Robeson...
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Other

Classic Movies Sidney Poitier

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides only links, but there are links to many biographies of Sidney Poitier, a filmography of his works as both actor and director, tributes and interviews and much more. Much of the information about Poitier on the web is...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Black List Project: Lou Gossett, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource, students can discover the story of award winning African American actor, Lou Gossett Jr., while viewing a photo.