Harry Belafonte

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Birth Name:

Harold George Belafonete, Jr. (Harry Belafonte)

Birthplace:

New York City, New York, US

Birth Date:

March 1, 1927

Race or Ethnicity:

Afro-Caribbean American

The American entertainer and activist was born to Harold George Belafonte, Sr. from the Caribbean island of Martinique and Malvine Belafonte a woman originally from Jamaica.

Belafonte was sent to boarding school in Jamaica until his return to the US for high school.

Source:

http://www.aaregistry.com/

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saundra daryab January 7, 2012 at 9:37 pm

Harry Belafonte”s grandmother was half white and half black and his grandfather was white.

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ethnic January 11, 2012 at 1:09 pm

hmm interesting info, do you have a source for that though?

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ethnic October 26, 2009 at 2:32 pm

Mixed one thanks for the comment. an interesting fact.

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Mixed one October 26, 2009 at 10:22 am

Belafonte’s parents were emigrants from the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Jamaica, and he lived with his mother during her 1935–40 return to Jamaica

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