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Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday

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"Strange Fruit," performed by Billie Holiday, is a haunting and powerful song that emerged as an early cry for civil rights in America. Its vivid imagery confronts the brutal reality of racial violence and lynching in the South, making it a seminal piece in the history of protest music. This recording captures Holiday's emotive delivery, which helped raise awareness and inspire the Cafe Society movement, a pioneering integrated nightclub that championed social justice through art. A profound