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She would sing about lynched black people in cafes, disguising her songs as if she was talking about rotten apples and the like.

"She performed it at the club in 1939, with some trepidation, fearing possible retaliation. Holiday later said that the imagery in "Strange Fruit" reminded her of her father's death and that this played a role in her resistance to performing it."