Poitier, Sidney. Film still and lobby card archive, 1957–1963, documents the early screen career of Sidney Poitier during a period of expanding African American representation in mainstream American cinema. The group captures key performances across films addressing interracial relationships, military integration, and Black family life, providing primary visual evidence of.....

United Artists Corporation. The Defiant Ones promotional materials, 1958, document a landmark moment in American film history in which a Black lead actor was positioned at the center of a major studio narrative addressing race and cooperation. Starring Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis, the film presents two escaped prisoners, one.....