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By Robert Lang. Harry Belafonte, the singer who became one of the first Black leading men in Hollywood and later a major voice in the civil rights movement, died Tuesday at age His legacy was cemented by his work as an activist and political change-agent. A confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He backed several political and social causes including speaking out on behalf of the anti-apartheid movement, equal rights for women, juvenile justice, climate change and the decolonization of Africa.

Musician and actor Harry Belafonte and protesters holding signs and marching during a protest against segregation by Woolworths department stores. Harry Belafonte Jr. American singer and actor Harry Belafonte maneuvering under a limbo bar in bare feet while a crowd smiles and cheers. A band plays in the back of the room.

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