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Entertainer, Civil Rights Activist, 'King of Calypso' Harry Belafonte Dies; ‘Day-o, day-o, Daylight come, and we want go home’
Entertainer and Civil Rights Activist Harry Belafonte Dies "King of Calypso" "Day-o, day-o, Daylight come, and we want go home" Harold George Bellanfanti, Jr. March 1, 1927 - April 25, 2023 Singer, actor Harry Belafonte died on April 25, 2023 from congestive heart failure at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, at...
From The Atlanta Inquirer Vault - Student Leaders Reunite
"Student Leaders Reunite," The Atlanta Inquirer [Atlanta, Georgia], 2 December 1961 published, p. 3. Former Atlanta Student Movement leaders, taking a breather from graduate study, joined forces again last week with friends who helped them spearhead last year’s drive on lunch counters, employment and segregated travel. Taking time out from an...
From The Inquirer Vault - Editorial from July 27, 1963 by former Inquirer Editor Charles A. Black
An Editorial Free, White And 36 U. S. Fifth District Congressman Charles L. Weltner was elected to Congress with very strong Negro support. He has greatly disappointed Negro voters by his opposition to most of the important parts of President Kennedy’s Civil Rights Bills. To add insult to injury, Mr. Weltner released his negative views on...
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