Sidney Poitier wasn’t initially a fan of Atlanta when he traveled through what was then Atlanta Municipal Airport in the 1950s.
He had already been a lead actor in films such as “No Way Out” and “Cry, the Beloved Country,” but was in the early days of his Hollywood notoriety and had not yet become the first Black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Still, he was a recognizable star, and he arrived hungry at ATL airport after a flight from New York City…