Sidney Poitier was the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for best actor, for “Lilies of the Field,” and helped open the door for Black actors in the film industry.Sidney Poitier was the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for best actor, for “Lilies of the Field,” and helped open the door for Black actors in the film industry.Read MoreActors and Actresses, Academy Awards (Oscars), Deaths (Obituaries), Poitier, Sidney, Black People
