The United States vs. Billie Holiday

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."

Director

Lee Daniels

Writer

Suzan-Lori Parks

Released

March 31, 2021

Language

English