In 1964, Sidney Poitier made history, becoming the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor in the movie “Lilies of the Field.” https://cbsn.ws/37fELDG | CBS News

1964: Sidney Poitier’s Oscars acceptance speech after he became the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor. #RIPSidneyPoitier 🙏🏾 | Houston Style Magazine

Sidney Poitier became the first Black man to win Best Actor at the 36th Academy Awards in 1964 for Lilies of the Field. He remains only the fifth Black man to win the award in Oscar history. Poitier's win came during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. His previous nomination had been for The Defiant Ones in 1959. After his win, it would take 38 years before another Black actor, Denzel Washington, won Best Actor for Training Day in 2002. #Oscars #SidneyPoitier #LiliesOfTheField #BlackHistor

The actor Sir Sidney Poitier has died at the age of 94. This is his speech at the Oscars in 1964, when he became the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. | Channel 4 News