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In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Ala., Harry Belafonte was at a cocktail party in Manhattan, scolding the then-attorney general of the United States. “You may ...

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For Harry Belafonte, a catchy calypso tune created the initial soundtrack for a lifetime of activism, civil rights and service that would stretch six decades. And as unlikely as his meteoric rise to ...

Sing St. John choirs brought the musical legacy of Harry Belafonte to life Saturday evening in Cruz Bay’s Franklin Powell Park. “Harry Belafonte worked tirelessly to alleviate oppression in the world, ...

This week, as people have been remembering the activist and singer Harry Belafonte, who died on Tuesday, they've talked about his music... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "DAY O") HARRY BELAFONTE: (Singing) Day o ...

Harry Belafonte's studied drama at Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop, where a singing role led to night-club engagements and a recording contract as a pop singer. In 1950 he became a folksinger, ...