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."
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday
★ 6.5/1020212h 11m
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."
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Lee Daniels
- Producers
- Lee Daniels, Johann Hari, Dennis Stratton, Patty Long
