Harry Belafonte - Boston Gardens, Boston, Mass. - 1967

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This image depicts Harry Belafonte Jr., while performing at a civil rights fundraiser. Belafonte was the host of the event and headliners included Sidney Poitier, Dizzy Gillespie, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Dressed all in black, Belafonte holds a microphone in his right hand and gestures with his left. Eyes closed, he holds the microphone close to his mouth. Taken from below, this image gives him a monumental aspect.

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