Harry Belafonte: Biography

When Harry was in third grade he left Harlem, New York to live with his Grandmother in ______________.

• Jamaica

• The Big City

• Michigan

• Africa

What kind of music did Harry discover in Jamaica?

• Reggae

• Rap

• Calypso

• Jazz

When Harry moved back to New York as a teenager

how was life different?

• Black people were not treated as equal citizens.

• The music was different.

• His mother died.

• He started acting classes.

What gift changed Harry Belafonte's life?

• Tickets to the theatre.

• A new, better paying job.

• He got married.

• He graduated from the NAVY.

What award did Harry win for his performance in his first Broadway musical?

• An Oscar

• Academy Award

• Golden Globe

• Tony Award

What was the name of his first album that sold over one million copies?

• Calypso

• Swing Dat Hammer

• An Evening with Belafonte

• Royal Roost

Harry Belafonte was the first African American to win what television award?

• Emmy

• Grammy

• Tony

• Oscar

What Civil Rights leader did Harry become friends with?

• Barack Obama

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

When Harry learned that people in Africa were starving

he organized a group of musicians to sing a song called

_____________________.

• "Peace is Necessary"

• "We Are the World"

• "All You Need is Love"

• "Banana Boat song"

Harry Belafonte showed us that we can do what we love while taking action to make the world _____________ and ____________.

• Kinder and Fairer

• Seperate and Equal

• Black and White

• Love and Music