Today we take it for granted, but in the 1950s,that was a radical idea to have a Black...
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Today we take it for granted, but in the 1950s,
that was a radical idea to have a Black artist
have a white fan base at a time in which there
was still legal segregation
that was a radical idea to have a Black artist
have a white fan base at a time in which there
was still legal segregation
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Today we take it for granted,
00:00:01.967 --> 00:00:06.171
but in the 1950s,
that was a radical idea
00:00:06.205 --> 00:00:09.991
to have a Black artist
have a white fan base
00:00:09.041 --> 00:00:11.276
at a time in which there
was still legal segregation.
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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.
