Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday, Cafe Society And An Early Cry For Civil Rights

Autori

• David Margolick

Parametri

Pagine

162pagine

Tempo di lettura

6ore

• Arte / Cultura
• Classici
• Musica
• Narrativa
• Prosa storica

Maggiori informazioni sul libro

Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart- wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie... číst celé

Per saperne di più

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2002

(In brossura)