The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
• March 31st, 2021 • 2h 11min
Music, Drama, History
Overview
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
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