WARNING: GRAPHIC 1930s PHOTO! "Strange Fruit," a protest song about lynching made famous by Billie Holiday, was written not by an African American activist, but by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish high school teacher from New York. This video is an interview wi...

Jazz vocalist Billie Holiday was born in 1915 in Philadelphia. Considered one of the best jazz vocalists of all time, Holiday had a thriving career as a jazz singer for many years before she lost her battle with substance abuse. Also known as Lady Day, he...