Died at the age of 96
Harry Belafonte, actor, singer and civil rights pioneer, has died at 96.
His wife has accompanied him at all times
He passed away on the morning of April 25 from congestive heart failure at his home in New York, with his wife Pamela accompanying him throughout.
A musical star
Belafonte is considered one of the most successful Caribbean-American musical stars of all time and was a fixture in Hollywood during the 1950s and 1960s.
His work as an activist will be remembered for all time.
He later also became an early supporter of the Civil Rights Movement.
Civil rights, one of its major concerns
He was a confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and supported many historic political and social causes and events, including the Anti-Apartheid Movement, equal rights for women, juvenile justice, climate change and the decolonization of Africa.
Has made history
He was one of the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington, leading a Hollywood delegation that included his best friend Sidney Poitier, as well as Paul Newman, Sammy Davis Jr, Marlon Brando, Rita Moreno, Tony Curtis and many others.
