Strange fruit
About this book
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. Afterword, Author Biography, Bibliography, Full-Color Illustrations, Further Reading, Illustrator Biography, Original Artwork, Source Notes.
Subjects
LynchingJuvenile literatureJuvenile literature,HistorySongsMusic, history and criticism, juvenile literatureSingersSingers, juvenile literatureWomen, united states, biographyWomen, biography, juvenile literatureAllan, Lewis 1903-1986. Strange fruit. -- Juvenile literatureHoliday, Billie 1915-1959. -- Juvenile literatureAllan, Lewis, 1903-1986. Strange fruitHoliday, Billie, 1915-1959Lynching -- History -- United States -- Juvenile literatureLynching -- History -- United States