Late actor, activist Harry Belafonte honored by National Action Network

NEW YORK -- Late actor and civil rights icon Harry Belafonte was honored by the National Action Network on Saturday morning.

Belafonte passed away Tuesday at the age of 96.

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He was praised for his commitment to both the stage and the many marches and demonstrations that defined the civil rights era.

"He changed the political landscape of this country ... I don't know anybody that was the key to Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela and the movements that came behind them," Rev. Al Sharpton said.

Belafonte, a Harlem native, died of congestive heart failure at his New York City home.

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