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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

(audience applauding) Late night has becomeincreasingly political in the Trump years,which...

(audience applauding) Late night has become
increasingly political in the Trump years,
which is good

Full Transcript

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(audience applauding)
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Late night has become increasingly political
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in the Trump years, which is good.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:34
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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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.
Stephen's the first late night host from South Carolina. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Stephen's the first late night host from South Carolina...
It's a thousand dollars for the 10th anniversary iPhone. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
It's a thousand dollars for the 10th anniversary iPhone...
I didn't spend a thousand dollars - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
I didn't spend a thousand dollars
I think it's been tough for Black people - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
I think it's been tough for Black people
Kamala Harris is being criticized - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Kamala Harris is being criticized
Which frankly is the same criticism - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Which frankly is the same criticism
White male late night hosts are given - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
White male late night hosts are given
Believe me, however shocked you are - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
Believe me, however shocked you are
We've had some late night hosts, as Arsenio Hall. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
We've had some late night hosts, as Arsenio Hall.
There are probably people in Utah saying, "Who is he?" - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
There are probably people in Utah saying, "Who is he?&q...
To have that long without another Black face in late night - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
To have that long without another Black face in late night
(Harry laughing) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
(Harry laughing)
We're not giving you the late night - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
We're not giving you the late night
Now, the traditional first anniversary gift is paper, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
Now, the traditional first anniversary gift is paper,
(funky music) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
(funky music)
I need to hear Black women and I need to hear Black men - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
I need to hear Black women and I need to hear Black men
That's what was so important about - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
That's what was so important about
And it's why it's so important that Black representation - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
And it's why it's so important that Black represen...
"So wild, who would have thought?" - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
"So wild, who would have thought?"
I think we've just got to keep working - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:13
I think we've just got to keep working