About this episode

The episode discusses Billie Holiday's life and the impact of her song 'Strange Fruit' during the Jim Crow era.

Billie Holiday was never given a fair shot at life, like many Black Americans during the Jim Crow period. But despite that, she sang a song that stood the test of time and changed America forever.... REDACTED HISTORY LIVE SHOW QUESTIONNAIRE: https://forms.gle/qhJFC3wsYTV3ixz6A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Andre White

Topics covered

• Billie Holiday
• Jim Crow
• American music
• racial injustice
• cultural impact

Keywords

• Billie Holiday
• Strange Fruit
• Jim Crow
• Black Americans
• American history

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