BegoniaArizona · @BegoniaArizona
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Billie Holiday, Strange Fruit (1939). Written by Abel Meeropol, a son of Russian Jewish Immigrants, and originally based on his poem about the lynchings in the South during the 30s this song became the ultimate protest, and anthem when Billie sang it.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=bckob0Ay

#woke #wokesongs #billieholiday #strangefruit

Last updated 1 year ago

@BegoniaArizona · @BegoniaArizona
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Billie Holiday, Strange Fruit (1939). Written by Abel Meeropol, a son of Russian Jewish Immigrants, and originally based on his poem about the lynchings in the South during the 30s this song became the ultimate protest, and anthem when Billie sang it.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=bckob0Ay

#woke #wokesongs #billieholiday #strangefruit

Last updated 1 year ago