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Posted Friday 9/11/20 at 2:22AM EDT
Peacock's The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show captures an astonishing moment in the history of Black culture
People who criticize current late-night shows for being too political often point to Johnny Carson saying on 60 Minutes in...
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Peacock's The Sit-In Looks Back at a Remarkable Week in Late-Night
A few years ago, the historian Jill Lepore cobbled together a brilliant book about Jane Franklin (Ben’s sister) from a...
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Posted Saturday 8/22/20 at 3:17AM EDT
Watch the trailer for Peacock's The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
The documentary, premiering Sept.
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Posted Saturday 5/23/20 at 4:35AM EDT
A new documentary tells the story of Harry Belafonte guest-hosting The Tonight Show for one week in 1968
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show recalls a "monumental moment" in TV history in February 1968 when "an...
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Posted Monday 4/02/18 at 2:55PM EDT
50 years ago today: A white woman touched a black man's arm for the first time on primetime TV
The fleeting moment on an NBC primetime special between Petula Clark and Harry Belafonte on April 2, 1968 while they...