Today’s Strange Fruit Mention of the Day comes from The Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma courtesy of a new photo exhibit focused on Billie Holiday. According to the Director of The Center, Cady Shaw, “Woody Guthrie and Billie Holiday were iconic figures in folk and jazz music who left an indelible mark on America… Their performances and shared commitment to fighting against racism and injustice cemented their legacies as influential voices of resistance.”

In an interview about the exhibit, Shaw said the Center “will be programming around the exhibit with jazz performers and a screening of ‘Strange Fruit,’ a song [sung] by Holiday categorized as one of the world's most powerful protest songs ever written.”

The exhibit, which opened on Oct. 11, will run until Jan. 14. Learn more about the exhibit at https://woodyguthriecenter.org/visit/exhibits/billie-holiday-at-sugar-h…

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