The Godmother of Civil Rights | United States vs. Billie Holiday Featurette | Hulu Original
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The Government was against her and she wouldn't back down. Enjoy this special featurette on Billie Holiday's fight to sing "Strange Fruit" with interviews by Andra Day, Lee Daniels & more. Premieres February 26, only on Hulu. SUBSCRIBE TO HULU’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL Click the link to subscribe to our channel for the latest shows & updates: http://www.youtube.com/hulu?sub_confi START YOUR FREE TRIAL http://hulu.com/start FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hulu/ Hulu on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hulu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hulu
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
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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