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Subject(s)

• African American women singers—Juvenile literature [Browse]
• Racism against Black people—United States—Juvenile literature [Browse]
• Lynching—United States—History—Juvenile literature [Browse]
• African Americans—Social conditions—History—Juvenile literature [Browse]
• Racism—United States—Juvenile literature [Browse]
• African Americans—Social conditions—Juvenile literature [Browse]
• Holiday, Billie 1915-1959—Juvenile literature [Browse]
• Allan, Lewis 1903-1986—Strange fruit—Juvenile literature [Browse]

Illustrator

• Riley-Webb, Charlotte [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Biographies [Browse]
• Illustrated works [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Paper case bindings [Browse]
• Illustrated case bindings [Browse]
• book jackets [Browse]
• collective biographies [Browse]
• illustrated books [Browse]

Summary note

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.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Target audience

Ages 8-12.

Contents

• "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."
• inside book cover.

ISBN

• 9781467751230 ((library binding ; : alkaline paper))
• 1467751235 ((library binding ; : alkaline paper))

LCCN

2016655641

OCLC

948291539

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