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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

Well, there areabout 2,000 programs that I collectedover the years

Well, there are
about 2,000 programs that I collected
over the years

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- Well, there are about 2,000 programs
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that I collected over the years.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:50
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.
(gentle piano music) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
(gentle piano music)
This is the Harry Belafonte tape from February 5th and 6th - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
This is the Harry Belafonte tape from February 5th and 6th
The first experience with audio recording television - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:12
The first experience with audio recording television
I taped a lot of "Tonight Shows." - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
I taped a lot of "Tonight Shows."
(gentle music) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
(gentle music)
(audience applauding) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
(audience applauding)
He apparently opened every episode with a song - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:33
He apparently opened every episode with a song
But I tell you, my greatest comfort - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
But I tell you, my greatest comfort
We have a film that I would like to show you. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
We have a film that I would like to show you.
One of the things that stands out to me - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
One of the things that stands out to me
(gentle music) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
(gentle music)
(audience laughing) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
(audience laughing)
(gentle music) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
(gentle music)
He would perform for about a month at a time - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
He would perform for about a month at a time
One of the perks of his service to the hotel - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
One of the perks of his service to the hotel
And we would go out on Lake Mead and water ski - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
And we would go out on Lake Mead and water ski
[Harry] It wasn't just seeing us as Black people - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:14
[Harry] It wasn't just seeing us as Black people
(audience applauding) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
(audience applauding)
[Lena] The thing that kept me - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:11
[Lena] The thing that kept me
♪ Ever since that day - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:15
♪ Ever since that day