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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

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�� That I'm beholding ♪ ♪ A vision Lena Horne was a pioneering
African American superstar who had been very, very
outspoken politically

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♪ That I'm beholding ♪
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♪ A vision
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Lena Horne was a pioneering African American superstar
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who had been very, very outspoken politically.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:38
Uploaded
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.
I don't feel like a movie star particularly, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
I don't feel like a movie star particularly,
Lena Horne became very active in politics - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
Lena Horne became very active in politics
In 1963, Lena was invited to a secret civil rights meeting - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
In 1963, Lena was invited to a secret civil rights meeting
She was with Harry, the author James Baldwin, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
She was with Harry, the author James Baldwin,
Bobby Kennedy was appalled by some of their suggestions - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:21
Bobby Kennedy was appalled by some of their suggestions
(audience applauding) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
(audience applauding)
I ride up and down in my building - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
I ride up and down in my building
(audience laughing and applauding) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:17
(audience laughing and applauding)
(gentle music) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:13
(gentle music)
With his record of anti-liberalism, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
With his record of anti-liberalism,
Dr. King, upon listening to all of us - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
Dr. King, upon listening to all of us
And we reached out to to him, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
And we reached out to to him,
My father's advice was to actually go to the South. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
My father's advice was to actually go to the South.
You see him coming upon a young boy - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
You see him coming upon a young boy
And I remember Bobby Kennedy going to him - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
And I remember Bobby Kennedy going to him
I saw in that moment that Bobby Kennedy - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
I saw in that moment that Bobby Kennedy
He showed a deeper sense of his own humanity. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
He showed a deeper sense of his own humanity.
He came back with new eyes and a new perspective. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
He came back with new eyes and a new perspective.
I think my father felt an opportunity - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
I think my father felt an opportunity
I think that there are many areas - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
I think that there are many areas