Strange Fruit




Fishko Files from WNYC show

Summary: <p><span>20 years ago,</span><span><span> </span></span><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/strange-fruit-the-biography-of-a-song/9780060959562" target="_blank" title="Strange Fruit">a book by David Margolick</a><span><span> </span>reminded us of the power of a historic song about lynching,<span> </span></span>Strange Fruit<span><span> </span>- </span><span>made famous by the great Billie Holiday.<span> </span></span><span>As Americans march<span> </span></span><span>against systemic racism</span><span>, this archival<span> </span></span><em>Fishko Files</em><span><span> </span>with Lena Horne and others on the song that some say changed the world.<span> </span></span><span>(Produced in 2000)</span></p>