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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

He always usedwhatever platform he had as an opportunityto educate and motivate and...

He always used
whatever platform he had as an opportunity
to educate and motivate and activate audiences

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He always used whatever platform he had
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as an opportunity to educate and motivate
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and activate audiences.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:48
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.
Our cause in America is an honorable cause. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
Our cause in America is an honorable cause.
And ofttimes, when we are in the midst of the struggle - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
And ofttimes, when we are in the midst of the struggle
Went down to meet her and I came back - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
Went down to meet her and I came back
"Mr. Belafonte?" - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:30
"Mr. Belafonte?"
Ladies and gentlemen, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
Ladies and gentlemen, the Nobel Peace Prize winner,
(Audience applauding) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
(Audience applauding)
Not only is Harry a great artist, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
Not only is Harry a great artist,
No performing artists in the United States or in the world - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:12
No performing artists in the United States or in the world
I respond as often as possible to Dr. King - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:16
I respond as often as possible to Dr. King
People who worked with Johnny at the time would say - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
People who worked with Johnny at the time would say
I can't sit here and say I understand, because we can't. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
I can't sit here and say I understand, because we can&#...
He understood many of the issues, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
He understood many of the issues,
So when I was out in Las Vegas, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
So when I was out in Las Vegas,
And I found out that no matter which side you go, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
And I found out that no matter which side you go,
He as an entertainer did not feel like - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
He as an entertainer did not feel like
But he certainly supported the other entertainers - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
But he certainly supported the other entertainers
I also admire Marlon Brando for his conscience - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
I also admire Marlon Brando for his conscience
So I think he thought, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
So I think he thought,
How can you not talk about all the things that are going on - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
How can you not talk about all the things that are going on
Even my Midwestern, middle of the country audience, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Even my Midwestern, middle of the country audience,