The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show

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Overview

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: Bill Carter, Gina Belafonte, Harry Belafonte, Johnny Carson, Leon Bibb, Petula Clark, Phil Gries, Tamron Hall, Taylor Branch, Whoopi Goldberg

Director: Yoruba Richen

Genre: Documentary, History

Country: USA

Release Year: 2020

IMDB Rating: 7.6 (198 votes)

TMDB Rating: 7.5 (4 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 75

Metacritic: 70

Runtime: 1h 15m

Release Date: 2020-09-10

Awards: Awards, 4 nominations total

Tagline: The week late night TV woke America.