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And I remember Bobby Kennedy going to him
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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

And I remember BobbyKennedy going to him and putting his handagainst the boy's cheek

And I remember Bobby
Kennedy going to him and putting his hand
against the boy's cheek

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And I remember Bobby Kennedy going to him
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and putting his hand against the boy's cheek.
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7 seconds
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00:37:19
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Jun 04, 2025
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documentary, history
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Movie Summary

For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.
I saw in that moment that Bobby Kennedy - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
I saw in that moment that Bobby Kennedy
He showed a deeper sense of his own humanity. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
He showed a deeper sense of his own humanity.
He came back with new eyes and a new perspective. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
He came back with new eyes and a new perspective.
I think my father felt an opportunity - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
I think my father felt an opportunity
I think that there are many areas - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
I think that there are many areas
There is this great wealth that I talked about - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
There is this great wealth that I talked about
There are speeches made about the fact - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
There are speeches made about the fact
He came on and spoke to issues of race - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
He came on and spoke to issues of race
Well, then I was out in Watts - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
Well, then I was out in Watts
He said, "They can draft me and send me off - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:18
He said, "They can draft me and send me off
If we didn't, perhaps, tell untruths about ourselves, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:15
If we didn't, perhaps, tell untruths about ourselves,
(audience applauding) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:11
(audience applauding)
This war has been handed down and has been - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
This war has been handed down and has been
Absolutely, including the administration in which - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Absolutely, including the administration in which
You had the Tet Offensive in January of 1968, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
You had the Tet Offensive in January of 1968,
The fact that there are those who've been killed - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
The fact that there are those who've been killed
Senator, there are increasing reports out of Washington - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
Senator, there are increasing reports out of Washington
Johnson had become extremely unpopular with young people. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Johnson had become extremely unpopular with young people.
The war is going so badly that he's vulnerable. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
The war is going so badly that he's vulnerable.
I have no plans to change the statement - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
I have no plans to change the statement