Sidney Poitier

Good Morning POU! The Slap Heard Round The World They called it the "Slap Heard 'Round the World." It happened partway through "In the Heat of the Night" -- a movie released at the height of racial tensions during the Civil Rights Era (on August 2, 1967) -- in a scene where a bigoted Southern cotton plantation owner slaps Sidney Poitier  and Poitier slaps back just as … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Historic Pop Culture Moments