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Before Harry Belafonte was a superstar, known as the "King of Calypso" for his smash hits in the 1950s and for funneling his wealth into support for the civil rights movement, he was a World War II Navy veteran.

Harry Belafonte stands as the model and the epitome of the celebrity activist. None could match his stature as go-between in Hollywood, Washington and the civil rights movement.

Get them to sing your song and they will want to know who you are, and if they've made that first step, we can find a solution to hate.

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Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment icon who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer, has died. He was 96.

Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment icon who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer, has died. He was 96.

Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died.

Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96.

Mr. Belafonte’s personal archive, acquired by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, provides a snapshot of a life that mingled art and activism.

Harry Belafonte, the groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, died of congestive heart failure in New York.