They Call Me Mr. Tubbs: Dignity in a Degrading Place

Sacred Text Messages by Sandala, Inc.

Jul 16, 202149:30Religion & Spirituality

The 1967 film “In the Heat of the Night” represents one of the first major motion pictures in which a black man has the leading role and is portrayed with dignity. Sidney Poitier plays Virgil Tibbs, a man falsely accused...

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