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🎭 How Billie Holiday Changed America: The Voice That Sparked a Revolution

🎵 The untold story of how one woman's voice became a weapon for change. When Billie Holiday first performed "Strange Fruit" in 1939 at Café Society in New York, she didn't just sing a song - she lit a flame that would help ignite the Civil Rights Movement. 🔥

📖 Journey with us through Lady Day's remarkable story:
• From her tough Philadelphia roots to Harlem's jazz clubs
• The night she first sang "Strange Fruit" and the audience went silent
• The lasting impact on American music and society

🎬 Featuring:
• Rare performance footage of "Strange Fruit":    • Billie Holiday - "Strange Fruit" Live 1959...  
• Previously unseen photographs

💫 "Strange Fruit" became the first protest song of the civil rights era, selling over a million copies despite radio bans. Holiday's courage to perform it, despite threats and persecution, changed American music forever.

🎙️ Experience the voice that Time Magazine called "the voice of the century" and discover how one woman's courage helped change the course of American history.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:31 Early Life
0:54 Musical Innovation
1:34 Strange Fruit
2:58 Legacy

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⭐ "Southern trees bear a strange fruit..." - The song that Time Magazine named "Song of the Century" and sparked a movement.

📚 Learn more about her life: https://teyxo.com/lifestyle/the-voice...

Sources: Library of Congress, National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Smithsonian Archives