in our conversation actor harry belafonte and new revolutionary philip agnu . a lifetime of braking barriers. harry belafonte rose from humble beginning, but success did not blind him to suffering. >> people asked me what motivate you becoming an activist? i said it wasn't karl marx. it really wasn't abe lincoln. it was just poverty. >> yes. >> oppression motivated me to become an activist in the resistence to that, along the way in this need to get rid of oppression, i heard about marx i heard about lincoln, i heard about frederick douglas, and that gave me an opportunity to select which one of these voices, which one of these philosophies that i wanted engage with. i happened to move to the places where i moved, which really ticked off the ruling folks. >> yes. >> as early as the 1950s he used his wealth to support the movement. he helped fund the freedom riots and voter registration across the south. he bailed out countless several rights protesters. a commitment echoed by this new generation of young activists. >> we have not forgotten what you have done. i

in our conversation actor harry belafonte and new revolutionary philip agnu . a lifetime of braking barriers. harry belafonte rose from humble beginning, but success did not blind him to suffering. >> people asked me what motivate you becoming an activist? i said it wasn't karl marx. it really wasn't abe lincoln. it was just poverty. >> yes. >> oppression motivated me to become an activist in the resistence to that, along the way in this need to get rid of oppression, i heard about marx i heard about lincoln, i heard about frederick douglas, and that gave me an opportunity to select which one of these voices, which one of these philosophies that i wanted engage with. i happened to move to the places where i moved, which really ticked off the ruling folks. >> yes. >> as early as the 1950s he used his wealth to support the movement. he helped fund the freedom riots and voter registration across the south. he bailed out countless several rights protesters. a commitment echoed by this new generation of young activists. >> we have not forgotten what you have done. i