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The colossal star and self-described "sex kitten" spoke truth to power in 1968 — and her career paid the price.

<h1>Pop star Eartha Kitt was everywhere in the '60s, taking over radio, TV, Hollywood, and Broadway.</h1><p>But an unforgettable anti-war speech at the White House almost instantly torpedoed her career and made her a target of the FBI and CIA.</p><h1>Watch it all unfold.</h1>[SUBBUZZ 120971458][SUBBUZZ 120971467]<h2><i>Future History: 1968</i> is a new series that lets you witness one of the wildest years in history the way you witness the news now. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FutureHistory1968/">Follow us on Facebook Watch</a> for new episodes each week 🤳</h2><p><br /></p>

Future History 1968: Eartha Kitt Takes On The White House

<h1>Pop star <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/shaylahbrown/16-films-with-the-best-black-fashion-moments-from-the-90s">Eartha Kitt</a> was everywhere in the '60s, taking over radio, TV, Hollywood, and Broadway.</h1><p>But an unforgettable anti-war speech at the White House almost instantly torpedoed her career and made her a target of the FBI and CIA.</p><h1>Watch it all unfold.</h1>[INSERT 1][INSERT 5]<h2><i>Future History: 1968</i> is a new series that lets you witness one of the wildest years in history the way you witness the news now. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FutureHistory1968/" target="_blank">Follow us on Facebook Watch</a> for new episodes each week 🤳</h2><p><br /></p>

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Future History 1968: Eartha Kitt Takes On The White House

Pop star Eartha Kitt was everywhere in the '60s, taking over radio, TV, Hollywood, and Broadway.

Watch it all unfold.

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Future History: 1968 is a new series that lets you witness one of the wildest years in history the way you witness the news now. Follow us on Facebook Watch for new episodes each week 🤳

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