Harry Belafonte: Remembering the barrier-breaking singer, actor and activist
New York Times: The singer went on to become a dynamic force in the civil rights movement.
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New York Times: The singer went on to become a dynamic force in the civil rights movement.
Actor and pioneering Calypso singer Harry Belafonte has died at 96 from congestive heart failure.
(BBC) - Harry Belafonte, the singer and actor who smashed racial barriers in the US, has died at home in Manhattan, aged 96. One of the most successful African-American pop stars in history, he scored hits with Island In The Sun, Mary's Boy Child and the UK number one Day-O (The Banana Boat Song). But his greatest achievements were as a campaigner
A tribute to the activist and actor, Harry Belafonte.
In the 1950s, when segregation was still widespread, his ascent to the upper echelon of show business was historic. But his primary focus was civil rights.