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The United States vs. Billie Holiday: Keep Singing a New Song
Just don?t sing the song. That?s the advice given to legendary singer Billie Holiday regarding her iconic single, ?Strange Fruit?. Set against the backdrop of the pre-Civil Rights Movement era, Holiday?s heartfelt song the challenged the practice of lynching African-Americans became a lightning rod of controversy for the federal government out of fear that it…