This week we take a look at the Song Strange Fruit by the legendary Billie Holiday. The song that many cite as the first protest song to break the ranks of propaganda and elevate itself as art.

OFFICIAL SITE:

https://billieholiday.com

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/album/4MkdTflpaaGGcXb5vtOYRs?highlight=spotify:track:1CTex49P0iWwzUGsMNjgaV

FOX Theater_ Riverside, CA

https://venue.riversidepac.com//

The Lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith:

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/marion-indiana-lynching-1930/

Strange Fruit - the story behind "The Song of the Century"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZUoYgPe1Y4

The Story of "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday: Fury Distilled in Wax | Single File

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzHY6JzSWZw

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network):

https://www.rainn.org

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