The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Harry Belafonte

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Harry Belafonte

11/2/2000

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2000.077

Singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte (1927 - ) is best known for his extensive acting and music career. His third album, Calypso, became the first in history to sell more than one million copies. He has worked closely with civil rights leaders, and has mobilized the arts community to address issues of civil and human rights, war, and famine throughout Africa. Belafonte was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 11/2/2000, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 1; Total Run Time: 01h 00m 00s

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Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023

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Born to immigrant parents in Harlem on March 1, 1927, Harry Belafonte spent much of his youth in his mother's home country of Jamaica. Though difficult, life in Jamaica was full of rich cultural experiences that influenced Belafonte's art. At the beginning of World War II, Belafonte returned to Harlem with his mother and brother. He had trouble integrating into the new environment and later dropped out of high school to join the U.S. Navy. After Belafonte was honorably discharged, he went bac...