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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

"We have to takethe touch out." They wanted to sellcars in the South, so

"We have to take
the touch out." They wanted to sell
cars in the South, so

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"We have to take the touch out."
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They wanted to sell cars in the South, so.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:17
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.
My star, that is to say, me, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
My star, that is to say, me,
At that point, I turned to Pet Clark and said, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:26
At that point, I turned to Pet Clark and said,
(crowd applauding) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
(crowd applauding)
Longevity has its place. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Longevity has its place.
Dr. King had developed severe hiccups - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
Dr. King had developed severe hiccups
In the middle of a moment have a hiccuping fit. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
In the middle of a moment have a hiccuping fit.
And then somewhere down the line, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
And then somewhere down the line,
And I asked him, "You seem to have gotten over the hiccup. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
And I asked him, "You seem to have gotten over the hicc...
"What happened?" - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:12
"What happened?"
(dramatic music) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
(dramatic music)
(crowd gasping and exclaiming) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:21
(crowd gasping and exclaiming)
(dramatic music) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
(dramatic music)
The first time I ever saw my father cry - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
The first time I ever saw my father cry
He sort of, I think he kind of went numb a little bit. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
He sort of, I think he kind of went numb a little bit.
(dramatic music) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
(dramatic music)
[Interviewer] What's the worst experience you had - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
[Interviewer] What's the worst experience you had
Very personally, it was a prejudiced act, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
Very personally, it was a prejudiced act,
♪ In heaven - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:31
♪ In heaven
In the work that we were doing - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:16
In the work that we were doing
Martin Luther King dedicated his life - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:12
Martin Luther King dedicated his life