How Did Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" Protest Racism

question 22

Multiple Choice

How did Billie Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" protest racism?

• A) The song was about the violence directed against black women with rape.
• B) The song was about the difficulties of hunger and starvation among blacks in the Great Depression.
• C) The song was about the horror and violence surrounding lynching.
• D) The song was about segregation and the degrading character of racism.

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