Strange fruit : Billie Holiday and the power of a protest song /
Silence. That was the response at Cafe Society 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 her song wasn't either of those things. It was a song about injustice, and it would change h...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
Millbrook Press,
[2017]
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| Summary: | Silence. That was the response at Cafe Society 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 her 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 36 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 8-12. |
| Awards: | American Library Association Notable Children's Bk |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781467751230 1467751235 |