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18. It's an iconic classic.

Sun May 15, 2016, 08:39 PM

May 2016

Last edited Mon May 16, 2016, 01:56 AM - Edit history (1)

Billie was very moving singing it.

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such strange fruit FraDon May 2016 #1

Fruit?? madamvlb May 2016 #2

Look up the song "Strange Fruit" Bernardo de La Paz May 2016 #3

Thank you. madamvlb May 2016 #13

It's a song about lynching, most famously sung by Billie Holliday. nt Liz_Estrada May 2016 #4

It's an iconic classic. Duppers May 2016 #18

... Stellar May 2016 #8

Race Riots were rife in this period yellerpup May 2016 #5

Interesting isn't it. Quayblue May 2016 #6

Yep. nt SusanCalvin May 2016 #7

Same reason they only call it a class war when the proles fight back - eom dreamnightwind May 2016 #14

The Great Black Migration roots packman May 2016 #10

My great grandparents fled Alabama 90 years ago MrScorpio May 2016 #12

Conveniently left out of history books felix_numinous May 2016 #11

Yep, left out of my history book too Vogon_Glory May 2016 #27

You bet! nt MrScorpio May 2016 #16

You're the best, Mr.S! Number23 May 2016 #17

Thanks for this. I always look forward to your posts brush May 2016 #23

Did you check with Herman4747 or 7476 or 1776 - what's his name JustAnotherGen May 2016 #31

Oh how horrible!!!! C Moon May 2016 #19

One among many outrageous examples. Enthusiast May 2016 #20

Almost 100 years ago... n/t Herman4747 May 2016 #21

Yep think the same thing when people keep throwing up "Labor Rights" and JustAnotherGen May 2016 #24

"Those people are all dead so who cares - right?" Herman4747 May 2016 #25

Care to weigh in on anything else? JustAnotherGen May 2016 #28

Why thank you very much! Herman4747 May 2016 #29

tick tock tick tock tick tock JustAnotherGen May 2016 #30

It is good to see this piece of history being remembered. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #26