By "racism" you mean lynching? The "strange fruit" that inspired the lyrics to the song were 2 lynched black men hanging from tree.
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yea that's sanitizing the subject matter
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just a lil' bit. Had no idea this song existed because it was blacklisted. 80 yrs later I'm discovering it thanks to Ferguson
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oh wow. What a way to be introduced to it huh? It's one of Billie Holiday's greatest, but hearing it once was enough for me.
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Yeah, first time hearing it for me too. Hair standing, goosebumps. What a horrific inspiration.
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incredibly sad and destructive... What happened to the adage " if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all"!
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Err, Trump happened

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@RebeccaFMusic will further divide, not bring together. The#TrumpInaugural is a celebration, not a protest.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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