Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
Kids, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Music, Beautiful and Interesting, USA
| Author: | Gary Golio | ISBN: | 9781512438635 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group | Publication: | February 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Millbrook Press ™ | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gary Golio |
| ISBN: | 9781512438635 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Publication: | February 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Millbrook Press ™ |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
