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Mention of the Day (MOTD)
Apr 23, 2024
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Last weekend marked the 85th anniversary of Billie's Holiday's recording of "Strange Fruit," a protest song against the lynching of Black Americans, written by Abel Meeropol (father of RFC Founder, Robert Meeropol).

Holiday's recording of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1978, well after her death in 1959. Time Magazine named it "Song of the Century" in 1999, and according to Mississippi Today, the British music publication Q included it among their "10 songs that actually changed the world."

Read more here: https://mississippitoday.org/2024/04/20/on-this-day-in-1939-billie-holi…

#StrangeFruitMOTD #StrangeFruit #BillieHoliday

"Thank you for making it possible for our family to attend the Children of Resistance commemoration. We are proud to be part of the RFC's 'beloved community'. Thanks again for your support, material and spiritual." -RFC Beneficiary Family

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