sidney poitier was a famous actor. raised $60,000, but he did not trust wire transfer to mississippi. he decided to take $60,000 in cash to a bag and fly out to greenwood, mississippi and deliver the money in person. toconvinces sidney poitier go with him. they were both very nervous about this because they knew what was going on in mississippi. but they fly down there and are met at the airport. they were met by james forman. and, three cars full of civil rights activists. they are put in the center car to protect them. and they take off. three cars in a caravan. r see therend poitie are other cars following them and they thought they were protected. klan, which was the it chased them to the city of greenwood. protecting -- the cars were protecting sidney --sidney poitier and harry belafonte, the whole way. kl dida not give up until they got to greenwood. --poitier and belafonte delivered the money, and they were guarded by men with shotguns. the next morning they flew immediately back to safety. i tell you this littl

he convinces sidney poitier to go with him. they were both very nervous about this, by the way because , they knew what was going on in mississippi. but they fly down there and are met at the airport. by james forman. and three cars full of civil rights activists. they are put in the center car to protect them. and they take off. three cars in a caravan. belafonte and poitier see there are other cars following them and they thought they were protected. until forman notified them -- no that was the klan, which it , chased them to the city of greenwood. running into the back car that and --tecting fortier poitier and harry belafonte, the whole way. the klan did not give up until they got to greenwood. poitier and belafonte delivered their money to a huge crowd that was cheering. and they were awake all night as they were guarded by men with shotguns. the next morning they flew immediately back to safety. i tell you this little anecdote to show, freedom summer is not happening in pittsburgh. -- in a fishbowl. there are things that

. >> i just talked to sidney poitier the other day. he turned 90. belafonte is about to turn 906789. >> and they're still going. >> let me talk about the kids. so, again, it did not surprise me knowing you as i do that whatever proceeds you may make from this online master class, you're helping the kids in california, tell what you're doing with these kids. >> so a long time ago, 40, 50 years ago, ways curious what happens in elementary school. what happens to kids in the ghetto schools. so i volunteer. twoinlt a few of them. i would take cardboard boxes and say i'm going to build a city. when i went to the classroom, the kids couldn't care less whether i was there or number and they were sort of, i don't know what they were thinking. i got paints and stuff and i had them -- i got one or two of them painting a box. that is the library. and pretty soon they were all doing it. and we put it on the table. we made a city. i told them how to use the surveying equipment. therefore, the pro be tractor. they got it all on the table. and i said now it's beau

. >> sidney poitier, i met him when i was a kid. >> cocktail mostly ruled like emma stone's stella mccartney jumpsuit. come oscar time, all these nominees will be stepping up their game. quickest to get out of his oscar outfit might be denzel. >> i was with you backstage after your s.a.g. award win and wondering how did you celebrate? >> i put my shorts on. >> you go hit the streets and do all of that when you're younger. i was home. get out of that monkey suit. >> denzel you are still a rock star in my eyes. everybody is looking forward to the oscars this year. last years acting winners, leonardo dicaprio, brie larson, and alicia vikander will present this years acting awards. >>> meanwhile, supermodel christie brinkley is getting a couple of honors herself this weekend. she is back in the sports illustrated swimsuit issue, and christie could not be more thrilled with the beauties posing with her. >> this is a real full-circle moment for me, and i can get very emotional about this. i really can. >> christie chokes up talking about her daughters, 31-year-old alexa ray and 18-year-old sailor,

so he had really a role, and many other people, like harry belafonte, sidney poitier, they were reallyeful and protective of the younger generation. >> rose: do you see something of his voice in people like ta-nehisi coates? >> yes,ta na,ta nay, ta-nehisi a writer. baldwin, we don't understand enough how baldwin is one of the greatest american writers in this century because he wrote this at a time when nobody else would dare. writing a couple about mixed gay couple in giovanni's room was unprecedented, and being a black author as well. so he opened many, many doors, and he changed the life of many, many young men and women, both white and black and not only in this country but elsewhere, and he changed my life as well. >> rose: raoul, thank you for being here. >> thank you for inviting me here. >> rose: "i am not your negro" is nominated for academy award for best documentary feature. thank you for joining us. see you next time. for more about this program and earlier episodes, visit us online at pbs.org and charlierose.com. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by med

in the pew before me sat marlon brando, sammy davis, eartha kitt, sidney poitier.aw harry belafonte sitting next to coretta king. i have a childhood thing about not weeping in public. i was concentrating and holding myself together. i did not want to weep for martin. tears seemed futile. but i may also have been afraid, and i could not have been the only one. that if i began to weep i would not be able to stop. i started to cry, and i stumbled. sammy grabbed my arm. the story of the negro in america is the story of america. it is not a pretty story. >> it's unbelievable. he witnessed so much. the death of malcolm x. the death of martin luther king jr. and medger evers. he was alive during the civil rights movement, got to witness and write about that. when i say witness, i mean in his writing. he was ahead of his time in explaining race, took a lot of risks. even his own life. >> absolutely. and he was prescient. he felt all the fundamentals of this -- of those issues. and imagine he wrote all those words 50 years ago. and you feel that as if he sat down this morni