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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

(crowd cheering) He spoke about anAmerica that was really the dream and the wishthat...

(crowd cheering) He spoke about an
America that was really the dream and the wish
that everybody possessed

Full Transcript

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(crowd cheering)
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He spoke about an America that was really
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the dream and the wish that everybody possessed.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:46
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
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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.
Every American, no matter what his background, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:11
Every American, no matter what his background,
(crowd cheering) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
(crowd cheering)
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.