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Billie Holiday and the power of a protest song

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An edition of Strange fruit (2017)

Strange fruit

Billie Holiday and the power of a protest song

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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.

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Millbrook Press, Millbrook Press ™, Millbrook Press (Tm)
Language
English
Pages
40

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Subjects

Lynching, Juvenile literature, Juvenile literature,, History, Songs, Music, history and criticism, juvenile literature, Singers, Singers, juvenile literature, Women, united states, biography, Women, biography, juvenile literature, Allan, Lewis 1903-1986. Strange fruit. -- Juvenile literature, Holiday, Billie 1915-1959. -- Juvenile literature, Allan, Lewis, 1903-1986. Strange fruit, Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959, Lynching -- History -- United States -- Juvenile literature, Lynching -- History -- United States

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Lewis Allan (1903-1986), Billie Holiday (1915-1959)

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United States

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Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
2017, Lerner Publishing Group
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Cover of: Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
2017, Lerner Publishing Group
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Strange fruit
Strange fruit: Billie Holiday and the power of a protest song
2017, Millbrook Press, Millbrook Press ™, Millbrook Press (Tm)
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
2017, Lerner Publishing Group
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"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."
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

3456 Childrens Plus, Inc.

870 Lexile.

Accelerated Reader AR 4.8 0.5 187709.

Accelerated Reader MG 4.8 0.5 187709

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Minneapolis, MN

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Dewey Decimal Class
782.42165
Library of Congress
ML3930.H64G65 2017

The Physical Object

Pagination
1 v. (unpaged)
Number of pages
40

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OL26924843M
Internet Archive
strangefruitbill0000goli
ISBN 10
1467751235
ISBN 13
9781467751230
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B01NGTOEIH

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