The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show
DocumentaryHistory
Year2020
Duration1h 15m
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7.6
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.
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Cast
YR
Yoruba Richen
Director
Gina Belafonte
Self
Harry Belafonte
Self
LB
Leon Bibb
Self
Taylor Branch
Self
Johnny Carson
Self
Bill Carter
Self
Petula Clark
Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Phil Gries
Self
Tamron Hall
Self
Martin Luther King
Self
Norman Lear
Self
Wesley Morris
Self
Paul Newman
Self
Freda Payne
Self
Questlove
Self
Bobby Rivers
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Buffy Sainte-Marie
Self
ÈG
Èlia Gasull Balada
Writer
YR
Yoruba Richen
Writer
VT
Valerie Thomas
Writer
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