Hugo Chavez and Harry Belafonte.
I Have A Dream Today-O.
Any prospective buyer (especially a publicly funded one) should be made aware of what causes Mr. Belafonte plans to fund with this money.
I’m surprised that the King family did not claim ownership of these papers. They tried to seized the papers that had been GIVEN to Boston University. And then to see the family auction of papers.
Nothing in the provenance indicates Mr. Belefonte was expected to maintain ownership of any of the papers by the MLK or his family’s wishes. One came to him by way of someone else they’d gifted the notes to.
Since he didn’t see fit to give the first right of ownership back to the family, I again ask, what Left Wing causes will he be funding?
Why don’t you contribute them to some university or museum you greedy slime?
Hugo Chavez and Harry Belafonte.
...“I am at the end of my life “
Banana boat come soon, take me away-O
Another hypocrit leftist scum-bag exposed. He should do the right thing and donate them. No can do, takes a lot of money to be a communist I guess.
Advertise, Advertise, Advertise!
MLK Boulevard signs coming down, BHO Boulevard signs going up. Cash in now, but as they become scarce, prices will go back up.
Harry Belafonte could have donated the King papers to a library or museum but instead, he'll auction them off and use the proceeds to fund his favorite radical leftist causes. We know that because his comment: "there are a lot of causes I believe in for which resources are not available, and there is a need to redistribute those resources.” indicates that Belafonte wants to donate the big bucks he'll make from the sale of Dr. King's papers to far-left 'causes'. The NAACP or the Cancer Society can't claim that 'resources' (money) isn't available to them. Leftist, anti-American groups can and we know Harry believes in them.
Of course, maybe Belafonte will donate the proceeds from the sale of the King papers to some worthy charity that actually accomplishes something that helps Americans - or anyone...but I wouldn't bet on it. This is Harry Belafonte. A talented man who grew wealthy and famous from singing Calypso music and acting in films. Belafonte has enjoyed a very good life in America but seems to hold resentments against what he apparently believes are never-ending 'injustices' wrought by what he probably assumes are 'racist' Americans. Harry's antipathy toward the Bush administration is pure 'Bush Derangement Syndrome' insanity, writ large.
At this late date, 50 years past Belafonte's peak fame, the man is hardly relevant. This selling off of what should have belonged to the King family and using the money to fund radical causes is unfortunate, but perfectly legal and certainly not unusual for Harry Belafonte, a man who glibly insulted a distinguished U.S. General and former Secretary of State Colin Powell as well as the current Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, both African-Americans, by comparing them to 'house n----ers" in a radio interview. Belafonte has characterized President George W. Bush as a 'terrorist' and generally recited the usual hate-Bush, anti-Iraq-war talking points common to the far left, but, of course, he describes himself as 'a patriot'. Don't they all?
Mr. Belafonte acknowledges that, at 81, he is near the end of his life, which is his rationale for selling off the King papers. I hope Harry lives a lot longer and retains his health but when Harry Belafonte's time comes, as it does for all men, he will hardly be missed.