Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940’s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drvgs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, “Strange Fruit.”

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940’s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drvgs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, “Strange Fruit.”
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