Strange Fruit
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| + | "'''Strange Fruit'''" is a song most famously performed by [[Billie Holiday]] that condemns [[United States|American]] [[racism]], particularly the practice of [[lynching]] and [[execution by burning|burning]] [[African American]]s that was prevalent in the [[Southern United States|South]] at the time when it was written. | ||
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"Strange Fruit" is a song most famously performed by Billie Holiday that condemns American racism, particularly the practice of lynching and burning African Americans that was prevalent in the South at the time when it was written.
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