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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

?? Suzanne takes you down ♪ To a place by the river ♪ You can hearthe boats go by ♪ ♪ You...

�� Suzanne takes you down ♪ To a place by the river ♪ You can hear
the boats go by ♪ ♪ You can spend
the night forever ♪ I remember getting that call

Full Transcript

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♪ Suzanne takes you down
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♪ To a place by the river
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♪ You can hear the boats go by ♪
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♪ You can spend the night forever ♪
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I remember getting that call.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:10
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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.
♪ And night grows sweeter - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:18
♪ And night grows sweeter
In fact, I was 39 just three weeks ago. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
In fact, I was 39 just three weeks ago.
Do you know that everybody sitting on this panel-- - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Do you know that everybody sitting on this panel--
[Harry] Everybody on this panel is older than you are. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
[Harry] Everybody on this panel is older than you are.
(all laughing) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
(all laughing)
(all laughing) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
(all laughing)
If you think that medicine has to taste bad - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
If you think that medicine has to taste bad
To have Martin Luther King talking to Paul Newman - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
To have Martin Luther King talking to Paul Newman
Paul Newman, one of the great actors of the time, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
Paul Newman, one of the great actors of the time,
I know that all of the artists - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
I know that all of the artists
We also have been through the years - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
We also have been through the years
I know I've put this question to Paul before, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:13
I know I've put this question to Paul before,
I remember the night with Dr. King. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
I remember the night with Dr. King.
Unlike the coverage that was in the papers - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
Unlike the coverage that was in the papers
Well, I'm delighted to be here, Harry - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
Well, I'm delighted to be here, Harry
I flew out of Washington this afternoon - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:21
I flew out of Washington this afternoon
(audience laughing) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
(audience laughing)
Which is something that you don't see in his speeches - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Which is something that you don't see in his speeches
My thing was like, "Oh, he can tell a good joke." - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
My thing was like, "Oh, he can tell a good joke."
I feel that we are in the midst - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:18
I feel that we are in the midst