Sidney Poitier played an African-American detective asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town. This movie came out in 1967 and would later have a series starring Carrol O'Connor. Can you name the movie?
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In the Heat of the Night
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Mississippi Burning
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Dukes of Hazards
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Louisiana Lynching
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Correct answer
Explanation
In the Heat of the Night (1967) is correct - it starred Sidney Poitier as Detective Virgil Tibbs investigating a murder in a racist Mississippi town. The film did spawn a TV series (though it starred Carroll O'Connor as Chief Gillespie, not the lead detective). Mississippi Burning is a different film about civil rights murders from 1988.