The Academy is now on Medium.Besides being an acclaimed actor,...

The Academy is now on Medium.

Besides being an acclaimed actor, singer, and songwriter, Harry Belafonte was a vital and early supporter of the Civil Rights Movement and became one of Martin Luther King’s confidantes. 

Click here to read an excerpt of Harry Belafonte’s insightful Governors Awards acceptance speech from 2014.

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