| Title | : | Strange Fruit |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Gary Golio |
| Release | : | 2017-02-01 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Music for Young Adults, Books, Young Adult, Arts & Entertainment for Young Adults, Social Studies for Young Adults, Biographies for Young Adults |
| Size | : | 18650659 |
| 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. |
