Harry Belafonte & Petula Clark - On The Path of Glory, excerpt from "Petula" (1968).

During this historic performance, Petula Clark held onto Harry Belafonte's arm. However, the director requested them to redo the scene by standing apart after a representative from the sponsor witnessed the original take and demanded it to be reshot due to concerns that showing a white woman touching a black man could negatively impact car sales in the South, where the company sold cars. Clark and her husband, Claude Wolff, the show's executive producer, were outraged by this request and instructed the director to erase all the retakes except for the original one, ensuring that it would be the only version broadcast.

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