Person · 1927–2023
Harry Belafonte
The "King of Calypso," a barrier-breaking entertainer and lifelong civil-rights organizer.
An entertainer-activist of the [[civil-rights-movement]].
Harry Belafonte's "Calypso" became the first million-selling album by a single artist; he bankrolled and strategized for the civil-rights-movement alongside Dr. King.