Mirium Makeba: South African singer and civil rights activist
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Miriam Makeba was a South African singer and civil rights activist who put African music onto the international map in the 1960s. Miriam Makeba was born on March 4, 1932, in Johannesburg. It was a time of severe economic depression in the country. Her father was a clerk with Shell Oil, and her mother was a domestic worker. When Makeba was just 18 days old, her mother was imprisoned for six months for illegally brewing beer to make ends meet. Makeba went to prison with her.
Mirium Makeba: South African singer and civil rights activist
Mirium Makeba: South African singer and civil…
Mirium Makeba: South African singer and civil rights activist
Miriam Makeba was a South African singer and civil rights activist who put African music onto the international map in the 1960s. Miriam Makeba was born on March 4, 1932, in Johannesburg. It was a time of severe economic depression in the country. Her father was a clerk with Shell Oil, and her mother was a domestic worker. When Makeba was just 18 days old, her mother was imprisoned for six months for illegally brewing beer to make ends meet. Makeba went to prison with her.