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Harry Belafonte, Barrier-Breaking Music Legend and Activist, Passes Away at 96.

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Source: The Guardian
Harry Belafonte, Barrier-Breaking Music Legend and Activist, Passes Away at 96.
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Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor, and activist, has died at the age of 96. He was known for his global hits such as Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), his Tony award-winning acting, and his appearances in numerous feature films. Belafonte spent his life fighting for a variety of causes, including civil rights for Black Americans, poverty, apartheid, and Aids in Africa. He was mentored by Martin Luther King Jr and Paul Robeson, and bailed King out of a Birmingham, Alabama, jail in 1963 as well as co-organising the march on Washington that culminated in King’s “I have a dream” speech.

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