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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

I know I've put thisquestion to Paul before, but Paul, how do you handlesome people who...

I know I've put this
question to Paul before, but Paul, how do you handle
some people who say to you that as a top star, living
the luxury of American life, that you could turn your
back against the nation?

Full Transcript

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I know I've put this question to Paul before,
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but Paul, how do you handle some people who say to you
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that as a top star, living the luxury of American life,
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that you could turn your back against the nation?
Duration
13 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:58
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.
I remember the night with Dr. King. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
I remember the night with Dr. King.
Unlike the coverage that was in the papers - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
Unlike the coverage that was in the papers
Well, I'm delighted to be here, Harry - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
Well, I'm delighted to be here, Harry
I flew out of Washington this afternoon - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:21
I flew out of Washington this afternoon
(audience laughing) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
(audience laughing)
Which is something that you don't see in his speeches - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Which is something that you don't see in his speeches
My thing was like, "Oh, he can tell a good joke." - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
My thing was like, "Oh, he can tell a good joke."
I feel that we are in the midst - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:18
I feel that we are in the midst
His new project that very week - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
His new project that very week
He knew that the civil rights movement itself - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
He knew that the civil rights movement itself
But bringing the people together - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
But bringing the people together
The week that Dr. King was on "The Tonight Show," - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
The week that Dr. King was on "The Tonight Show,"
It is my hope that we will really stand up - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
It is my hope that we will really stand up
Black people, Mexican Americans, American Indians, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:13
Black people, Mexican Americans, American Indians,
His own staff said we haven't finished - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
His own staff said we haven't finished
Now you're saying this campaign is going to have - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
Now you're saying this campaign is going to have
I think the time has come to bring to bear - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:12
I think the time has come to bring to bear
[Taylor] He finally got his staff preparing - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
[Taylor] He finally got his staff preparing
And then the garbage strike in Memphis happened. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
And then the garbage strike in Memphis happened.
A public official orders men to get back to work - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
A public official orders men to get back to work