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Bookmark or Share- The story behind Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’ - PBS"Strange Fruit" was a controversial protest anthem sung by Billie Holiday in the 1930s which got her targeted by the U.S. government.
- Behind ‘Strange Fruit,’ Billie Holiday’s Anti-Lynching AnthemWhen Billie Holiday first performed “Strange Fruit” in 1939, the song was so bold for the time that she could sing it only in certain places where it was safe to do so. The song likened the...
- Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit Lyrics - GeniusOriginally written in 1937 by Abel Meeropol, “Strange Fruit” is a dark and profound song centered around the lynching of African Americans in the Southern United States during the Jim Crow Era.
- The Tragic Story Behind Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit"To great controversy, Lady Day introduced the world to the racially charged protest song "Strange Fruit." In the end, some believe it killed her. In March 1939, a 23-year-old Billie Holiday...
- Strange Fruit - Wikipedia"Strange Fruit" is a song written and composed by Abel Meeropol (under his pseudonym Lewis Allan) and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. The lyrics were drawn from a poem by Meeropol published in 1937.
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