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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

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important and trailblazing cross-media superstars
of the 20th Century

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♪ When you see her
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He was one of the most important and trailblazing
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cross-media superstars of the 20th Century.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:01
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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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.
There are many sides to the legend of Harry Belafonte. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
There are many sides to the legend of Harry Belafonte.
Singer, actor, activist. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
Singer, actor, activist.
As artists, we rejoice in the knowledge - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:16
As artists, we rejoice in the knowledge
My father was a political person - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
My father was a political person
His environment that he grew up in and was exposed to - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
His environment that he grew up in and was exposed to
He wanted to take every opportunity that he could - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
He wanted to take every opportunity that he could
He always used whatever platform he had - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
He always used whatever platform he had
Our cause in America is an honorable cause. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
Our cause in America is an honorable cause.
And ofttimes, when we are in the midst of the struggle - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
And ofttimes, when we are in the midst of the struggle
Went down to meet her and I came back - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
Went down to meet her and I came back
"Mr. Belafonte?" - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:30
"Mr. Belafonte?"
Ladies and gentlemen, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
Ladies and gentlemen, the Nobel Peace Prize winner,
(Audience applauding) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
(Audience applauding)
Not only is Harry a great artist, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
Not only is Harry a great artist,
No performing artists in the United States or in the world - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:12
No performing artists in the United States or in the world
I respond as often as possible to Dr. King - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:16
I respond as often as possible to Dr. King
People who worked with Johnny at the time would say - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
People who worked with Johnny at the time would say
I can't sit here and say I understand, because we can't. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
I can't sit here and say I understand, because we can&#...
He understood many of the issues, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
He understood many of the issues,
So when I was out in Las Vegas, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
So when I was out in Las Vegas,