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Sidney Poitier Biography
Born prematurely and weighing only three pounds, Sidney Poitier’s chance for survival looked bleak. His father, certain that his son would not survive, obtained a shoebox in which he planned to bury him in. As fate would have it, Poitier survived. As an adult, he went on to become a leading actor who graced the screen with the portrayal of powerful black characters.
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