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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

"What happened?" And he looked and said,"It's very simple, Harry." He said, "I made...

"What happened?" And he looked and said,
"It's very simple, Harry." He said, "I made my
peace with death." Yeah

Full Transcript

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"What happened?"
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And he looked and said, "It's very simple, Harry."
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He said, "I made my peace with death."
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Yeah.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:31
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.
(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
He died in the cause of that effort. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
He died in the cause of that effort.
About a month after he was on "The Tonight Show" - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
About a month after he was on "The Tonight Show"
For a lot of us young Black and Mexican American men, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
For a lot of us young Black and Mexican American men,
(crowd cheering) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
(crowd cheering)
Every American, no matter what his background, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:11
Every American, no matter what his background,
(crowd cheering) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
(crowd cheering)
So I had been very much involved with Bobby, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
So I had been very much involved with Bobby,
And going to California, none of us were concerned - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
And going to California, none of us were concerned
Because of all the places, California was certainly - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
Because of all the places, California was certainly