# Sidney Poitier has died

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**Created:** [January 7, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sidney-poitier-has-died/957376 "2022-01-07T15:28:22Z")\
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When the movie was scripted and filmed, inter-racial marriage was illegal in one third of the country. It was just six months before its release that the Loving decision was handed down by the Suprme Court.

Even today, there’s a large enough percentage of people in the United States who decry inter-racial relationships. Check out [Annie X-mas’s thread from 7 1/2 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-of-americans-do-not-believe-in-inter-racial-marriage/687807).

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