Award-winning actor, singer and activist Harry Belafonte, a persistent and outspoken voice for justice and racial equality in the United States and around the world, died Tuesday at age 96, his representative confirmed.
who became a lifelong friend. The two were soon performing alongside Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, before audiences that included Paul Robeson and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.Bellafonte found himself taking acting lessons alongside Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger and Elaine Stritch at the Dramatic Workshop of the New School.
As he and Poitier achieved success as entertainers, the pair became deeply involved with Dr. King’s non-violent movement for civil rights. Belafonte was introduced to King in the basement of a Harlem church, with local political legend Adam Clayton Powell Jr. doing the honors.When King famously landed inside the Birmingham, Ala., jail in 1963, Belafonte raised $50,000 to bail his friend out. Month later, he and Poitier helped King organize the massive Aug. 28, 1963, march on Washington.
In this Jan. 21, 2011 file photo, actor, singer and activist Harry Belafonte from the documentary film"Sing Your Song," poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
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