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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

(crowd cheering) I had been campaigningwith him quite intensely

(crowd cheering) I had been campaigning
with him quite intensely

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I had been campaigning with him quite intensely.
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7 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:06:03
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.
So I had been very much involved with Bobby, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
So I had been very much involved with Bobby,
And going to California, none of us were concerned - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
And going to California, none of us were concerned
Because of all the places, California was certainly - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
Because of all the places, California was certainly
When he was taken away from us, there was a void - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
When he was taken away from us, there was a void
The loss of Dr. King coupled with what happened - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:13
The loss of Dr. King coupled with what happened
The death of those two men changed - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
The death of those two men changed
Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight
Within a few months of their appearance - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
Within a few months of their appearance
And he thought it was important enough - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
And he thought it was important enough
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)