Melanie Santos
Professor Santos
Strange Fruit
February 5, 2016
When reading
Strange Fruit, I realized how much people can really express them selves threw
music. Billie Holiday is an example. Billie Holiday sang Strange Fruit, which
addressed racial injustice in the black culture. One of the quotes that stood
out to me the most while reading the article on page 194 was, “So illuminated
human situations as to give the listener a rare, if frightening, glimpse into
the realities of experience. Where others fear to treat, she reached out and
touched, where others mask their eyes, she defiantly kept hers open”, said by
Burt Korall about Billie Holiday. Just by reading this quote, you can
understand more about Billie Holiday and what her purpose was. What I understood
from this quote was that her purpose was to give the listeners of what’s going
on and happening to the black culture, and all the racisms. For those who
didn’t understand, or feel comfortable with the situation, her goal was for
them to be touched by her words in her song.
I agree with and found it interesting how such deep and meaningful lyrics were used to express such a difficult time. I also found this quote in particular to stand out as she wasn't afraid to express her thoughts on black culture and raise awareness on the issue of racisms as others would hide.
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