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1. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2006-jun-22-naBelafonte's King Funeral Snub Called 'Big Mistake' - Los ...

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   Jun 22, 2006 · The elder son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. said it was a "big mistake" that his family did not make sure entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte spoke at Coretta Scott King's ...

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3. www.democracynow.org › 2006/3/20 › after_criticizingAfter Criticizing Bush, Harry Belafonte Says he was ...

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   Mar 20, 2006 · We hear from legendary musician, actor and humanitarian Harry Belafonte on why he was disinvited from speaking at the funeral of Coretta Scott King and how he been blacklisted in places due to his ...

4. www.ajc.com › news › atlanta-newsHarry Belafonte’s ties to King family were deep, complicated

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   Apr 27, 2023 · She posted a photo of a weeping Belafonte alongside her mother, Coretta Scott King, at her father’s 1968 funeral. “As a child, I remember Harry Belafonte as a very compassionate man who loved ...

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   Who was Harry Belafonte?

   • “Harry helped create the movement,” said former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young. “He was an essential star in the movement. He was not just an entertainer supporting the movement. He was legitimate.” Belafonte died Tuesday in his Manhattan home at the age of 96. But his ties to Atlanta, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s family, ran deep.

   Harry Belafonte’s ties to King family were deep, complicated

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   What happened to John Belafonte?

   • At the April 9 burial at South-View Cemetery in Atlanta, Belafonte, his face swollen with tears, sat beside a black-veiled Coretta with his fist inside his mouth to hold back his sobbing. Belafonte would go on to provide financial assistance to the King family for years after King’s death.

   Harry Belafonte’s ties to King family were deep, complicated

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   How did Harry Belafonte spend his money?

   • Belafonte would spend parts of his personal fortune to bail King and other activists out of jail, pay hospital bills, buy food or keep the lights on another month. “Dr. King knew he could count on Harry,” Clayton said.

   Harry Belafonte’s ties to King family were deep, complicated

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   How did Harry Belafonte die?

   • Link Copied! Harry Belafonte, the dashing singer, actor and activist who became an indispensable supporter of the civil rights movement, has died, his publicist Ken Sunshine told CNN. He was 96. Belafonte died Tuesday morning of congestive heart failure, Sunshine said.

   Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer with a ‘rebel heart,’ dies at

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6. www.cnn.com › 2023/04/25 › entertainmentHarry Belafonte, activist and entertainer with a ... - CNN

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   Apr 25, 2023 · Belafonte sits next to Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King Jr.'s widow, at her husband's funeral in 1968. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Belafonte performs with Julie Andrews for a TV special in ...

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7. www.cnn.com › 2023/04/26 › usHarry Belafonte’s complicated relationship with the civil ...

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   Apr 26, 2023 · Harry Belafonte, who died Tuesday at the age of 96, was an activist long before he became an artist, he once said. ... his wife Coretta Scott King, right, and Harry Belafonte at center marching ...

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9. www.washingtonpost.com › obituaries › interactiveIn Photos: Harry Belafonte, entertainer and activist, dies at ...

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   Apr 25, 2023 · From left, Harry Belafonte, Sen. Barack Obama, (D-Ill.), Coretta Scott King; Rep. John Lewis, (D-Ga.), Ethel Kennedy, and Kenny Leon join hands on stage at the end of a tribute to civil rights ...

10. www.nbcnews.com › news › us-news'He made America better': Death of Harry Belafonte prompts ...

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    Apr 25, 2023 · Harry Belafonte with Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr. during a meeting of the "Movement for the Peace" at the Palais des Sports in Paris on March 28, 1966.