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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

And when it'sall put together, it comes out in a strangetongue we call Patois

And when it's
all put together, it comes out in a strange
tongue we call Patois

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And when it's all put together,
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it comes out in a strange tongue we call Patois.
Duration
6 seconds
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27
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:07
Uploaded
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.
Just say after me, "I wonder why nobody don't like me." - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
Just say after me, "I wonder why nobody don't like...
♪ I wonder why nobody don't like me ♪ - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:14
♪ I wonder why nobody don't like me ♪
In your heart, deep down inside, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
In your heart, deep down inside,
♪ At night I tell you people - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:17
♪ At night I tell you people
Today we take it for granted, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:11
Today we take it for granted,
(Audience cheering) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:19
(Audience cheering)
♪ Not so beautiful - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:26
♪ Not so beautiful
♪ When you see her - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
♪ When you see her
There are many sides to the legend of Harry Belafonte. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
There are many sides to the legend of Harry Belafonte.
Singer, actor, activist. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
Singer, actor, activist.
As artists, we rejoice in the knowledge - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:16
As artists, we rejoice in the knowledge
My father was a political person - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
My father was a political person
His environment that he grew up in and was exposed to - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
His environment that he grew up in and was exposed to
He wanted to take every opportunity that he could - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
He wanted to take every opportunity that he could
He always used whatever platform he had - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
He always used whatever platform he had
Our cause in America is an honorable cause. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
Our cause in America is an honorable cause.
And ofttimes, when we are in the midst of the struggle - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
And ofttimes, when we are in the midst of the struggle
Went down to meet her and I came back - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
Went down to meet her and I came back
"Mr. Belafonte?" - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:30
"Mr. Belafonte?"
Ladies and gentlemen, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
Ladies and gentlemen, the Nobel Peace Prize winner,