The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
is a documentary that originally aired on Peacock
Harry Belafonte was born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. on March 1, 1927, at Lying-in Hospital in Harlem, New York. He was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" "Jamaica Farewell", and "Mary's Boy Child" He was a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s and acted as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues.