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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

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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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Cast

Andra DayTrevante RhodesGarrett HedlundLeslie JordanMiss LawrenceAdriane LenoxNatasha LyonneRob MorganDa'Vine Joy RandolphEvan RossTyler James WilliamsTone Bell

Director

Lee Daniels

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