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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

(dramatic music) Harry would hostmeetings in his apartment in which Dr. King wouldhave...

(dramatic music) Harry would host
meetings in his apartment in which Dr. King would
have truce talks

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Harry would host meetings in his apartment
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in which Dr. King would have truce talks.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:04
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.
Harry was somebody who was trusted - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
Harry was somebody who was trusted
He had this ambassador role. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
He had this ambassador role.
The week that Dr. King was on "The Tonight Show," - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
The week that Dr. King was on "The Tonight Show,"
He extended all of the movements that he was involved with - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
He extended all of the movements that he was involved with
The fact is we spend approximately $500,000 - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
The fact is we spend approximately $500,000
While we spend only about $53 a year - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:11
While we spend only about $53 a year
The cruel truth is that Dr. King had been - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
The cruel truth is that Dr. King had been
New York Times and the Washington Post said - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
New York Times and the Washington Post said
He was a very beleaguered person - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
He was a very beleaguered person
And there was a sense that the zeitgeist had moved past him. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
And there was a sense that the zeitgeist had moved past him.
It was well known that Dr. King was getting death threats - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
It was well known that Dr. King was getting death threats
We have lived with this a number of years now, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
We have lived with this a number of years now,
I had to deal with this problem - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
I had to deal with this problem
And so I've come to the point that I take this whole matter - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
And so I've come to the point that I take this whole ma...
I'm more concerned about doing something for humanity - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
I'm more concerned about doing something for humanity
Ultimately, it isn't so important how long you live, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
Ultimately, it isn't so important how long you live,
"The Tonight Show" was definitely his last - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
"The Tonight Show" was definitely his last
He didn't have that many national television appearances. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
He didn't have that many national television appearance...
I mean, it's easy to forget - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
I mean, it's easy to forget
Dr. King, thank you so much for being here tonight. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Dr. King, thank you so much for being here tonight.