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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."

20212h 11mRMusic, Drama, History

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About The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Directors
Lee Daniels
Cast
Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Leslie Jordan, Miss Lawrence, Adriane Lenox
Genres
Music, Drama, History
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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