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Esteve-Faubel, José-María; Martin, Tania Josephine; Junda, Mary Ellen – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2018
"Strange Fruit," a song popularized by Billie Holiday in 1939, paints a gruesome picture of racial violence suffered by former African-American slaves following Reconstruction, 1863-1877 (Foner, 2011). While many scholars have analyzed the lyrics of "Strange Fruit", research that focuses on young people's reaction to the song…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Violence, African Americans, Slavery