Description
Product ID: | 9781841952840 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday, Cafe Society And An Early Cry For Civil Rights |
Authors: | Author: David Margolick |
Page Count: | 176 |
Subjects: | Popular music, Blues, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, History of the Americas, History, Social discrimination and social justice, Ethnic studies, Civics and citizenship, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, Biography: arts & entertainment, History of the Americas, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic studies, Civil rights & citizenship, USA, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) |
Description: | Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart-wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie Holiday went. The story of the song that foretold a movement and the Lady who dared sing it. |
Imprint Name: | Canongate Books |
Publisher Name: | Canongate Books |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2002-07-04 |