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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.
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