Strange fruit
Subtitle: Billie Holiday and the power of a protest song
By: Gary Golio ; illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb
Contributors: Riley-Webb, Charlotte, ill
Publisher: Millbrook Press; Millbrook Press ™; Millbrook Press (Tm)
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781467751230
Subjects: Lynching; Juvenile literature; Juvenile literature,; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: "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 his 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 fro the civil rights movement."; title: inside book cover.