{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"From MLK to Bob Kennedy: Harry Belafonte's historic week as 'Tonight Show' host","publication_date":"September 06, 2020","summary":"In the midst of the 1968 Civil Rights protests, activist and singer Harry Belafonte took over 'The Tonight Show' for a week, becoming the first Black person to host a late-night TV show. His guests included Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy, months before they were assassinated. Director Yoruba Richen and producer Joan Walsh revisit that historic week in a new documentary \"The Sit-In.\"","author_name":"By PBS NewsHour","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2020\/09\/7d6e3dfbe773c3d4dda00ccc8f4d38c1-Walsh-Richen-intv-1024x642.jpg","thumbnail_height":642,"thumbnail_width":1024}