The United States vs. Billie Holiday
"Her voice would not be silenced."
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."
Directed by Lee Daniels
Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
Produced by: Dennis Stratton, Patty Long, Johann Hari
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