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The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

RMusic, Drama, History2h 11m

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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Her voice would not be silenced.

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."

Lee DanielsDirector

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)