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

was considered by the senate.

It did not pass.

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

a lyrical, horrifying description of a lynching.

New York City may 3, 1957

Ten years earlier

Agent Harry anslinger Washington, DC - April 3, 1947

Earle theatre, Philadelphia may 27, 1947

New York City march 16, 1948

Two months later

Three months later

sir...

Sir...

What's the best drink you serve here?

Please tell me you have creme de menthe?

Baltimore, Maryland April 3, 1949

Billie Holiday a sellout - 5 nights she sings strange fruit

Rome loves "lady day"

Mr. Kelly's, Chicago September 18, 1954

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

Narcotics agents, claiming to have found heroin,

arrested her as she lay dying.

Harry anslinger remained commissioner

of the federal bureau of narcotics

until his retirement at the age of 70.

Jimmy Fletcher regretted his actions

while working for Harry anslinger

and the United States government

until the day he died.

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

was inducted into the grammy hall of fame.

Time magazine named it "song of the century."

In February 2020,

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

It has yet to pass.