Strange Fruit
August 22, 2019
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Billie Holiday helped shape American popular music with her voice and unique style. But, her legacy extends way beyond music with one song in particular — "Strange Fruit." The song paints an unflinching picture of racial violence, and it was an unexpected hit. But singing it brought serious consequences.<br /><br />In a special collaboration with NPR Music's <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/07/31/743415843/turning-the-tables-8-women-who-invented-american-popular-music" target="_blank">Turning the Tables Series</a>, how "Strange Fruit" turned Billie Holiday into one of the first victims of the War on Drugs.<br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
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