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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

And he thought it wasimportant enough to turn his whole showover to that topic

And he thought it was
important enough to turn his whole show
over to that topic

Full Transcript

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And he thought it was important enough
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to turn his whole show over to that topic.
Duration
6 seconds
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19
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:21
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
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.
All of the words and phrases you've heard - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
All of the words and phrases you've heard
What the Harry Belafonte week did - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
What the Harry Belafonte week did
But I say that this country has been going through - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
But I say that this country has been going through
And I know that there is a seed of revolution - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
And I know that there is a seed of revolution
The idea that people, just before they would go to bed, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
The idea that people, just before they would go to bed,
This is something that Harry Belafonte proved - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
This is something that Harry Belafonte proved
And I, for one, welcome the fact - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
And I, for one, welcome the fact
I think since 1968 it's been very hard for folks. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
I think since 1968 it's been very hard for folks.
And the country's never been the same. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
And the country's never been the same.
And it's been terrific, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
And it's been terrific,
(protesters chattering) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
(protesters chattering)
What have we missed in trying to reach those people - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
What have we missed in trying to reach those people
(protestors shouting) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
(protestors shouting)
The backlash has continued ever since the 1960s. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
The backlash has continued ever since the 1960s.
Dr. King said there's going to be a tremendous resentment - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
Dr. King said there's going to be a tremendous resentme...
You've had a cynicism and an antigovernment movement - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
You've had a cynicism and an antigovernment movement
Television and politics, late night, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:15
Television and politics, late night,
Nine people were shot in a Black church - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
Nine people were shot in a Black church
If you're with a group of people that are - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
If you're with a group of people that are
Isn't it interesting how every time - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
Isn't it interesting how every time