How Billie Holiday's 'Strange Fruit' Confronted an Ugly Era of Lynchings
How Billie Holidayâs âStrange Fruitâ Confronted an Ugly Era of Lynchings During a time when violence against Black Americans was common, Holiday's haunting rendition of the song often left audiences uncomfortable. Author: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images During a time when violence against Black Americans was common, Holiday's haunting rendition of the song often left audiences uncomfortable. The haunting lyrics of “Strange Fruit” paint a picture of a rural American South where political and psychological terror reigns over African American communities. “Black bodies s...
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