Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday, Café Society, and an Early Cry for Civil Rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4546769 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Douglas Henry Daniels, David Margolick |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 154 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African American Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-4783 • E-ISSN: 1945-6182 |
| Publisher | Penn State Press (Project Muse) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1512371 |
| OpenAlex | W645864891 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
The lyrics of Strange Fruit, the controversial ballad that became Billie Holiday's signature song, describe a lynched black man hanging from a tree. Its performance sparked controversy and sometimes violence wherever Holiday went. This is the story of the song, from its genesis, to its popularizat
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2020 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |