Belafonte
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Born in Harlem in 1927 and raised partly in Jamaica, Belafonte broke ground early.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
Into that atmosphere of fear and possibility walked Belafonte.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
When three of them were murdered, Belafonte personally delivered emergency funds to local civil-rights organizers and volunteers, carrying the cash in a doctor’s bag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
Belafonte did: He blended folk, pop and Caribbean traditions into a sound that remade the American airwaves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
I read every word about people like Lena Horne, Harry Belafonte, and Eartha Kitt—real stars.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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