Belafonte is a class act, in every way, shape and form...Brilliant singer, actor, Civil Rights activist and philanthropist...Like, his good friend, Sidney Poitier, Harry is in a class by himself.

Dignity, Equal rights, Respect to all human beings! What an admirable,better adorable MAN❤️🌹🍀

Excellent interview. There is no doubt Dr. King was a great mobilizer in his philosophy of non violence. It's just that some of us then, and now, believe non violence should only be used as a tactic, and a tactic only. But, I respect Dr. King's intent, especially the period of time in the last 12 months of his life.

When one watches and listens to his response to questions - among his many traits - listening, deep perceptions and perspective, as well as clear and precise articulation were some his greatest attributes.

Ty! Inspiring

Having resources and talent siphoned off from our community (to serve and live amongst others) is the inevitable result of an integrationist strategy. It manifests in so many ways. Civil Rights "leaders" becoming politicians and no longer prioritizing the needs of our community is just one way that happens.

Harry Belafonte discusses how non-violence was a powerful and winning strategy: we never lost a battlealthough the war is still going on. ... However, we dropped the baton somewhere along the way. And at 7:17 ...the civil rights leaders were drafted to run for office - and there were not enough _young turks_ to take their place so the movement did not have the leadership on the ground. (paraphrased)

Eartha Kitt shared in her book "Confessions of a Sex Kitten" regarding her encounter with Harry: "During the time I was at the Village Vanguard I met Harry Belafonte. I thought he was very handsome and someone I would have liked to get to know better, but at the time our relationship remained quite formal. He seemed to busy catching little white flies, as he proved to me later in Philadelphia where, getting up from my bed, he said, 'I don't want you to take this seriously. No black woman can do anything for me.' There went my heart right into my feet." Eartha Kitt

Real changes can't be done non- violently against a vicious enemy who brutalize you nor give black people economic compensation for their ancestors 400 years of unpaid labor or slavery.

The transition of Black civil rights leaders and activists to the political arena and how people trusted them is interesting. My greatest dilemma is the late John Lewis. What happened to that 60's fire brand? Black and white people put their trust in him because of his civil rights legacy. Was it misplaced? I think so. He had to know the policy records of both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders yet he endorsed Clinton whose policy positions were no where near that of Sanders especially on war, worker rights, and health care. Obama, the first Black president, a major disappointment. Dr. Cornel West continually pointed out his failings much to the chagrin of the democratic establishment. It's difficult to find a Black politician who hasn't bowed a knee to the corporate controlled democratic party.