Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday, Cafe Society And An Early Cry For Civil Rights

Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart-wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie Holiday went.

Melodia-semnatura a lui Billie Holiday, ,,Strange Fruit", cu portretul sau grafic si sfasietor al unui linsaj in sud, a adus acasa relele rasismului si a fost un semn inspirator al rezistentei. In 1939, performanta sa a starnit controverse (si uneori violenta) oriunde mergea Billie Holiday.