Daylight Come: Harry Belafonte and the World He Made
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Book Overview "Daylight Come takes us to places no biography in recent memory has . . . This book fills the heart and mind, and is essential reading fo...
"Daylight Come takes us to places no biography in recent memory has . . . This book fills the heart and mind, and is essential reading for our times." --Hilton Als
A vibrant, revealing portrait of the "King of Calypso," whose extraordinary performing career and activism helped remake America through the civil rights era and beyond
Even three years after his death, Harry Belafonte is everywhere. You can't go to a wedding, or to a sports arena, without hearing "Day-O," "Jump in the Line," or "Jamaica Farewell." The Harlem-born son of Caribbean immigrants, Belafonte turned the folk music of the islands into American pop--and shaped the fantasy of Caribbean life that endures as an ideal and as a multibillion-dollar tourist industry. Belafonte released the first million-selling LP in history. He was America's first Black movie star, the first Black person to produce a prime-time special on network TV, and the first to win an Emmy Award. He was once the highest-paid Black performer of all time, beloved by Black and white fans alike, even under segregation. His artistic career helped create the pop culture of the twentieth century--and his political activism reshaped the course of American history.
In this sparkling new biography, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro brings Belafonte's personality and music vibrantly to life, following him from rags to riches and from Harlem to Jamaica to the March on Washington. Jelly-Schapiro takes us inside Belafonte's lifelong brotherhood with Sidney Poitier, his friendship with Fidel Castro, his collaboration with Nelson Mandela, and the sometimes shocking therapeutic relationships his difficult upbringing necessitated. At the heart of the story is Belafonte's bond with Martin Luther King Jr., whose cause Belafonte would champion for the rest of his life. That commitment to the greater good would sustain him and benefit untold numbers--and would come at a cost.
The indelible story of an American icon--and a provocative study of authenticity, fame, and conviction--Daylight Come is, like Harry Belafonte himself, brimming with style and consequence.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Publisher: PENGUIN PR | ISBN: 0593652703
FormatHardcover
ISBN0593652703
EAN9780593652701
PublisherPENGUIN PR
Publication Date2026-08-04
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.01 Pounds
Length8.3 Inches
Width5.3 Inches
Height1.3 Inches
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