Rediscovering America’s First Civil Rights Protest Song: Strange Fruit (Billie Holiday)

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In this edition of #thedailydoug, I'm going back to one of the more important songs of the 20th century as we listen to Billie Holiday's original recording of Strange Fruit. This song is widely considered to mark the start of the Civil Rights era in America, as it depicts and protests the lynching of Black Americans. Billie risked a great deal to record and perform this song, showing great courage and trueness of heart. It is my honor to present some of the song's context and listen to it with you.

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