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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

(Protesters shouting) Seven young andearnest protestors burned draft cardson the steps of

(Protesters shouting) Seven young and
earnest protestors burned draft cards
on the steps of

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(Protesters shouting)
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Seven young and earnest protestors
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burned draft cards on the steps of...
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10 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:15
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Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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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.
[King] In 1968, there were many Americas. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
[King] In 1968, there were many Americas.
There was Black America and White America. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
There was Black America and White America.
(Funky music) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
(Funky music)
There was establishment America, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
There was establishment America,
(Funky music) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:13
(Funky music)
It's the time when women said, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
It's the time when women said,
Things were no longer going to be the status quo. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Things were no longer going to be the status quo.
♪ I never seen no road other than the one from here ♪ - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:13
♪ I never seen no road other than the one from here ♪
The Black community had risen up with righteous indignation. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
The Black community had risen up with righteous indignation.
We could no longer tolerate the racial indiscretions - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
We could no longer tolerate the racial indiscretions
As performers, we felt a need - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
As performers, we felt a need
♪ Highway men don't have to fight ♪ - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:19
♪ Highway men don't have to fight ♪
♪ Oh time - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:14
♪ Oh time
We were really seeing these pretty trivial depictions - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
We were really seeing these pretty trivial depictions
Television shows had a always very difficult - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:13
Television shows had a always very difficult
My personal experiences have been that there is - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
My personal experiences have been that there is
And it lies a lot about who we are. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
And it lies a lot about who we are.
If you were a sci-fi person, which I am, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
If you were a sci-fi person, which I am,
We were never at the beach blanket bingo. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
We were never at the beach blanket bingo.
We just weren't there, we weren't represented. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
We just weren't there, we weren't represented.