King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery To Memphis is a 1970 American documentary film biography of Martin Luther King Jr. and his creation and leadership of the nonviolent campaign for civil rights and social and economic justice in the Civil Rights Movement.
 It uses only original newsreel and other primary material, unvarnished and unretouched, and covers the period from the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 and 1956 through his assassination in 1968.
 The original newsreel segments are framed by celebrity narrators Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Ben Gazzara, Charlton Heston, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Paul Newman, Anthony Quinn, Clarence Williams III, and Joanne Woodward.
 The movie was produced by Ely Landau and directed by Sidney Lumet in what was the only documentary he would direct in his whole film career.
 Richard J. Kaplan was the associate producer in charge of production.
Dan Desdunes
Daniel F. Desdunes (c.1870 – April 24, 1929) was a civil rights activist and musician in New Orleans and Omaha.
 In 1892, he volunteered to board a train car designated for whites in violation of the 1890 Separate Car Act to allow New Orleans civil rights activist involved in the Comité des Citoyens to challenge the law in the courts.
 The train he boarded was an inter-state train, and it was found the law did not apply in this case.
 Shortly later, another member of the Comité des Citoyens, Homer Plessy, boarded an intrastate train leading to the case, Plessy vs Ferguson.
 Desduens became a musician, directing bands, orchestras, and minstrel shows and playing many instruments, including the coronet, the violin, the baritone horn, and the trombone.
 He was known for many styles, including minstrel, ragtime, jazz, gospel, classical, and marching.
 He performed under the direction of Perry George Lowery in the P. T. Wright led Nashville Students and under Harry Prampin in Lash E. Gideon's Grand Afro American Mastodon Minstrels and Gideons Big Minstrel Carnival.
 In 1904 he moved to Omaha where his band became a fixture in civic life and he also led the Boys Town Band at Father Flanagan's Boys Town.
 He was described as the "father of negro musicians of Omaha" in Harrison J. Pinkett's 1937 manuscript, "An Historical Sketch of the Omaha Negro."
Myrlie Evers-Williams
Myrlie Louise Evers–Williams (née Beasley; born March 17, 1933) is an American civil rights activist of the Civil Rights Movement and journalist who worked for over three decades to seek justice for the murder of her civil rights activist husband Medgar Evers in 1963.
 She was also chairwoman of the NAACP, and published several books on topics related to civil rights and her husband’s legacy.
 On January 21, 2013, she delivered the invocation at the second inauguration of Barack Obama.
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born March 1, 1927) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and social activist.
 One of the most successful African-American pop stars in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style (originating in Trinidad & Tobago) with an international audience in the 1950s.
 His breakthrough album "Calypso" (1956) is the first million-selling LP by a single artist.
 Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing "The Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O".
 He has recorded in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards.
 He has also starred in several films, most notably in Otto Preminger's hit musical "Carmen Jones" (1954), "Island in the Sun" (1957), and Robert Wise's "Odds Against Tomorrow" (1959).
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson ( ; October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer.
 Possessing a powerful contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel".
 She became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist.
 She was described by entertainer Harry Belafonte as "the single most powerful black woman in the United States".
 She recorded about 30 albums (mostly for Columbia Records) during her career, and her 45 rpm records included a dozen "golds"—million-sellers.
Sing Your Song
Sing Your Song is a documentary that tells the story of Harry Belafonte.
 The film recounts his life and legacy, not only as a great entertainer, but as an important activist in the Civil Rights Movement.
Paradise in Gazankulu
Paradise in Gazankulu is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by EMI in 1988.
 As of 2016 it is Harry Belafonte's final studio album.
 The album deals with the plight of black South Africans under the Apartheid system.
 The album was re-released as an official mp3 download by amazon.com, and iTunes in the U.K. in 2010.
Joia Jefferson Nuri
Joia Jefferson Nuri is a communications strategist and human rights activist from the United States.
 She is an expert in human rights advocacy.
 She is the Director and founder of In The Public Eye Communications.
 She is a consultant and senior adviser for human rights organizations and political activists.
 In the past, she has worked as a Technical Director and Senior Producer for news agencies such as NBC, CBS, NPR, and C-SPAN.
 Her topics of interest include racism, perceptions of minorities, sports and emerging democracies in West Africa.
 Today she is a contributor to political television and radio talk shows and is the author of a video blog on how cultural and historical images shape current politics and policy.
 Her client list includes Harry Belafonte, TransAfrica, the Calvert Foundation, Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture and SNV USA.
 Her company, In The Public Eye Communications, has served as event strategists for two Presidential Inaugural galas (2009 and 2013), Smithsonian Institution fundraisers, embassy celebrations, annual conferences, seminars and press events.

Question: What is the birthdate of this American jazz and pop music singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist, who was part of the 1970 studio album with Harry Belafonte?
Answer: June 30, 1917