[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1935]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING HARRY BELAFONTE

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, he sold millions of records. He was 
known around the world: Harry Belafonte. That song we remember, ``Day-
O.'' But for those of us who admired and hung onto his every word, we 
know that he provided a transformational change in the civil rights 
history of this Nation.
  Heroic and courageous, he was not afraid of those who attacked him 
and called him names. What a major force standing by Dr. Martin Luther 
King, intervening with politicians and entertainers and providing 
financial support. He continued questioning this Nation's issues of 
race. He was fearless.
  Mr. Speaker, I am sad about his passing, but I will say that no one 
will fill his giant shoes. To his wife Pamela, Gina, and other 
wonderful relatives, I offer my personal regrets and sympathy. As a 
Jamaican immigrant that he was, he obviously touches my heart and that 
of my family.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope that we will always remember a man that could 
have been only an entertainer, as well as rich and resounding, but 
Harry Belafonte wanted to change this country.
  Harry, as I see you soar where the eagles fly, may the Lord bless 
you. Rest in peace, my brother, and rest in power.

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