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It was something that
was really inspiring, especially to a lot of Black
people who were watching, who had not seen themselves
necessarily represented in that way,
in that American institution that is "The Tonight Show"
was really inspiring, especially to a lot of Black
people who were watching, who had not seen themselves
necessarily represented in that way,
in that American institution that is "The Tonight Show"
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It was something that
was really inspiring,
00:00:03.136 --> 00:00:05.271
especially to a lot of Black
people who were watching,
00:00:05.305 --> 00:00:07.407
who had not seen themselves
necessarily represented
00:00:07.044 --> 00:00:10.276
in that way,
in that American institution
00:00:10.031 --> 00:00:11.611
that is "The Tonight Show".
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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.
