"Mr. Belafonte?" I said, "Yes." They said,"You may not know me, "there's no reason for you...
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"Mr. Belafonte?" I said, "Yes." They said,
"You may not know me, "there's no reason for you to, "except that I need
to talk to you." And I said, "Fine." "My name is
Martin Luther King Jr." He said, "The things
you have said and done, "I really believe you could
be an important component "to this adventure
that I'm embarking on." And listening to
what he had to say, I knew that forever
I'd be in his service
"You may not know me, "there's no reason for you to, "except that I need
to talk to you." And I said, "Fine." "My name is
Martin Luther King Jr." He said, "The things
you have said and done, "I really believe you could
be an important component "to this adventure
that I'm embarking on." And listening to
what he had to say, I knew that forever
I'd be in his service
Full Transcript
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"Mr. Belafonte?"
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I said, "Yes."
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They said,
"You may not know me,
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"there's no reason for you to,
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"except that I need
to talk to you."
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And I said, "Fine."
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"My name is
Martin Luther King Jr."
00:00:17.416 --> 00:00:19.252
He said, "The things
you have said and done,
00:00:19.285 --> 00:00:22.255
"I really believe you could
be an important component
00:00:22.288 --> 00:00:24.991
"to this adventure
that I'm embarking on."
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And listening to
what he had to say,
00:00:27.426 --> 00:00:30.263
I knew that forever
I'd be in his service.
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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.
