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Martin Luther King understood
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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

Martin Luther King understood, coming from the Black church, how important music wasto...

Martin Luther King understood, coming from the Black church, how important music was
to conveying messages

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Martin Luther King understood,
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coming from the Black church,
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how important music was to conveying messages.
Duration
7 seconds
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23
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:36
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Jun 04, 2025
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documentary, history
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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.
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,
America needed to see - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
America needed to see
♪ It's here and it's now you must help us dear man ♪ - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:16
♪ It's here and it's now you must help us dear man...
The truth of the matter is that I quit being a pop star. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
The truth of the matter is that I quit being a pop star.
You can't go there and sing protest songs - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
You can't go there and sing protest songs
I knew that I had to go find an art - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
I knew that I had to go find an art
And nothing did that better than to be in the folk world. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
And nothing did that better than to be in the folk world.
♪ Gotta pull this timber before the sun go down ♪ - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:19
♪ Gotta pull this timber before the sun go down ♪