Belafonte died Tuesday at his home in Manhattan of congestive heart failure.
Ken Sunshine, Belafonte’s longtime representative, confirmed to EW that Belafonte died of congestive heart failure.
Despite his many successes, Belafonte saw himself first and foremost as “a civil rights warrior.”
Harry Belafonte.Archive Photos/Getty Images
Off screen, Belafonte marched alongside King, Jr. and was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1987.
But he enjoyed even greater success as a chart-topping musician.
Throughout his life, Belafonte regularly combined art with (often controversial) social activism.
Likewise, Belafonte’s message of freedom lives on.
