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.

• | By (Author): David Margolick
• | Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jul 04, 2002
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 176 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1841952842
• | ISBN-13: 9781841952840