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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

?? I believe ♪ I do believe ♪ People get ready♪ There's a train coming ♪ You're so seduced...

�� I believe ♪ I do believe ♪ People get ready
♪ There's a train coming ♪ You're so seduced by her voice that sometimes her activism
is seen as a second tier

Full Transcript

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♪ I believe
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♪ I do believe
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♪ People get ready ♪ There's a train coming ♪
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You're so seduced by her voice
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that sometimes her activism is seen as a second tier.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:28
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.
("Respect" by Aretha Franklin) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
("Respect" by Aretha Franklin)
♪ What you want - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
♪ What you want
[Dr King] Tonight we are gonna have a great night - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:15
[Dr King] Tonight we are gonna have a great night
Detroit is proud of its native daughter. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
Detroit is proud of its native daughter.
[Jason] He was willing to work with her a lot - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
[Jason] He was willing to work with her a lot
[Presenter] Do hereby proclaim Friday, February the 16th - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
[Presenter] Do hereby proclaim Friday, February the 16th
Martin Luther King understood, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
Martin Luther King understood,
And so Martin Luther King cultivated - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:11
And so Martin Luther King cultivated
So many artists are willing to stand up - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
So many artists are willing to stand up
And not only does he have the right to take a stand, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
And not only does he have the right to take a stand,
(guitar strumming) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:16
(guitar strumming)
This is called "Welcome Emigrante," - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
This is called "Welcome Emigrante,"
Maybe a first or second or third generation American - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:14
Maybe a first or second or third generation American
♪ And they came from far away ♪ - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:13
♪ And they came from far away ♪
Harry was like the heart and brains of a lot of things. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Harry was like the heart and brains of a lot of things.
He always brought people from indigenous communities - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
He always brought people from indigenous communities
And he brought those cultures to audiences in cities, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:12
And he brought those cultures to audiences in cities,
♪ Now the girls up at Cripple Creek about half-grown ♪ - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:11
♪ Now the girls up at Cripple Creek about half-grown ♪
You're not trying to scold or hurt people, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
You're not trying to scold or hurt people,
When it came to discuss what I was going to play and sing, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:22
When it came to discuss what I was going to play and sing,