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Strange Fruit

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The audience was completely silent the first time Billie Holiday performed a song called "Strange Fruit." In the 1930s, Billie was known as a performer of jazz and blues music, but this song wasn't either of those things.

It was a song about injustice, and it would change her life forever.Discover how two outsiders-Billie Holiday, a young black woman raised in poverty, and Abel Meeropol, the son of Jewish immigrants-combined their talents to create a song that challenged racism and paved the way for the Civil Rights movement.

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Product Details
Lerner Publications
1512438634 / 9781512438635
eBook (EPUB)
01/02/2017
English
40 pages
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