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In 1937 a bill to finally ban
the lynching of African-Americans

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was considered by the senate.

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It did not pass.

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Billie Holiday Rose to fame in part
due to the song strange fruit,

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a lyrical, horrifying
description of a lynching.

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New York City may 3, 1957

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Ten years earlier

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Agent Harry anslinger
Washington, DC - April 3, 1947

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Earle theatre, Philadelphia
may 27, 1947

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New York City march 16, 1948

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Two months later

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Three months later

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sir...

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Sir...

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What's the best drink
you serve here?

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Please tell me
you have creme de menthe?

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Baltimore, Maryland
April 3, 1949

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Billie Holiday a sellout - 5 nights
she sings strange fruit

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Rome loves "lady day"

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Mr. Kelly's, Chicago
September 18, 1954

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On July 17, 1959, Billie Holiday died.
She was 44 years old.

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Narcotics agents,
claiming to have found heroin,

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arrested her as she lay dying.

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Harry anslinger
remained commissioner

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of the federal bureau
of narcotics

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until his retirement
at the age of 70.

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Jimmy Fletcher
regretted his actions

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while working
for Harry anslinger

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and the United States government

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until the day he died.

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In 1978, Billie Holiday's single
"strange fruit"

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was inducted into
the grammy hall of fame.

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Time magazine named it
"song of the century."

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In February 2020,

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the Emmett till anti-lynching act
was considered by the senate.

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It has yet to pass.