OWN published this video item, entitled “Why Billie Holiday’s Protest Song “Strange Fruit” Should Inspire Gratitude | OWN Spotlight | OWN” – below is their description.
Oprah and singer-songwriter Andra Day discuss what she wants people to feel when they hear her singing Billie Holiday’s classic “Strange Fruit.” “I want them to say thank you to her,” Andra says. “She reinvigorated the civil rights movement…by singing this song about lynching in America.”
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