One of the first Western movies to not only cast black actors in leading roles, but also to explore the relationship between African Americans and Native Americans The first film Sidney Poitier ...

In this exciting western, which was also Poitier’s directorial ... and I regret that I didn’t mention it in my list of Sidney Poitier’s best movies after he passed. Also starring Harry ...

who’d often call a young Weefur to her side during climactic scenes in Western movies on TV. For her, American Westerns weren’t just entertainment, but ways of seeing into America’s complex history.