African American Film History Sidney Poitier In the Heat of the Night and They Call Me Mister Tibbs, 1967 and 1970
United Artists Corporation. In the Heat of the Night and They Call Me Mister Tibbs promotional materials, 1967 and 1970, document a shift in American film toward central Black protagonists in roles of authority during the Civil Rights era. Sidney Poitier’s portrayal of Virgil Tibbs, a Black detective operating within.....
