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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

In the work that we were doing in the civil rights movement,with not only Dr. King, but...

In the work that we were doing in the civil rights movement,
with not only Dr. King, but all of the other
leaders of that period, we were aware that we were
stirring up a hornet's nest and that there was going
to be a price to be paid

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In the work that we were doing
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in the civil rights movement, with not only Dr. King,
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but all of the other leaders of that period,
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we were aware that we were stirring up a hornet's nest
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and that there was going to be a price to be paid.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:58
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
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.