Strange Fruit – Voices of a Lynching
An eerie photograph, a famous song, and the man who lived to tell the story.
Radio Diaries · Radio Diaries
August 25, 201417m 5s
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Show Notes
The images coming out of Ferguson, MO this summer have reminded us of another upsetting image of race in America. It’s a photograph that was taken just a few hours from Ferguson, but eight decades ago…and it inspired the Billie Holiday song, Strange Fruit.
Listen to our story (and be advised that it is disturbing.)
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