Decade Song: Strange Fruit (1 ene 1930 año – 31 dic 1939 año)
Descripción:
Artist: Billie HolidayRelease Date: April 20, 1939
Aesthetic: The song is a sad jazz song, featuring a trumpet and Billie Holiday singing about lynchings of African Americans. Her lyrics describe in fairly gruesome details the imagery of lynching, where the "strange fruit" refers to individual's hanging from trees.
Applies to the 30's which was the height of lynchings in America
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fecha:
1 ene 1930 año
31 dic 1939 año
~ 10 years