Nina Simone's Backlash Blues
London Review of Books

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Using never-before-heard recordings, rare archival footage and her best-known songs, this is the story of legendary singer and activist Nina Simone.
Nina Simone's album Pastel Blues, released in 1965, included her version of Strange Fruit.
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