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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.